Delirium associated with amitriptyline/fluconazole drug

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 297-298

  Duggal, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUCONAZOLE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METOPROLOL; NICOTINE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; THRUSH; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; DELIRIUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS;

EID: 0038351003     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(03)00052-5     Document Type: Letter

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