Bezoar formation requiring endoscopic removal after intentional overdose of extended-release nifedipine

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 12 I, 2006, Pages 1802-1805

  Wells, Christopher D ^a   Luckritz, Todd C ^a,b   Rady, Mohamed Y ^a   Zornik, Jessica M ^a   Leighton, Jonathan A ^a   Patel, Bhavesh M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Nifedipine; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ATORVASTATIN; BICARBONATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEZOAR; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEZOARS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; OVERDOSE; PYRROLES; SERTRALINE; STOMACH;

EID: 33845368545     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.26.12.1802     Document Type: Article

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