Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) toxicity in pediatric patients: A case report

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 651-652

  Schwarz, Kerry A ^a,b,c   Cantrell, F Lee ^a,b,c   Vohra, Rais B ^d,e   Clark, Richard F ^a,d,e  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Naloxone; Suboxone

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OROPHARYNX; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TABLET; VOMITING;

BUPRENORPHINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; VOMITING;

EID: 34548729789     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31814a6aac     Document Type: Article

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