Drug-induced hypoglycaemia - New insight into an old problem

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 334-338

  Ching, C K ^a   Lai, C K ^a   Poon, W T ^a   Lui, M C ^a   Lam, Y H ^a   Shek, C C ^b   Mak, T W L ^a   Chan, A Y W ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Poisoning; Sulphonylurea compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETOHEXAMIDE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARBUTAMIDE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIBORNURIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLIQUIDONE; NATEGLINIDE; REPAGLINIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE; TOLAZAMIDE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750037601     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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