Severe rhabdomyolysis following venlafaxine overdose

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 562-564

  Pascale, Patrizio ^a   Oddo, Mauro ^a   Packer, Pal ^b   Augsburger, Marc ^c   Liaudet, Lucas ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Overdose; Rhabdomyolysis; Serotoninergic drug; Toxicity; Venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BICARBONATE; CREATINE KINASE; FUROSEMIDE; INFUSION FLUID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOHEXANOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 26444516637     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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