Widespread hyoscine hydrobromide toxicity due to contract manufacturer malpractice: The Travacalm episode

Drug Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-378

  McEwen, John ^a,b   Thompson, Barry R ^a   Purcell, Patrick M ^a   Kelly, Larry F ^a   Krauss, Adrian S ^a  

^a THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION   (Australia)

^b Therapeutic Goods Administration ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONNALIX; HYOSCYAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TRAVACALM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGITATION; AMNESIA; ANXIETY; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUSTRALIA; BLURRED VISION; CONFUSION; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSARTHRIA; FATIGUE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALPRACTICE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SPEECH DISORDER; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTRACTS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION SICKNESS; SCOPOLAMINE; TABLETS;

EID: 34248365963     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200730050-00002     Document Type: Review

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