Imported fenproporex-based diet pills from Brazil: A report of two cases

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 430-433

  Cohen, Pieter A ^a,b  

^a Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Amphetamines; Anorectics; Fenproporex; Immigrant health

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENPROPOREX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINES; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; BRAZIL; CHEST PAIN; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60449105464     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0878-4     Document Type: Article

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