A case of serotonin syndrome associated with methadone overdose

Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society

Volumn 51, Issue , 2008, Pages 42-44

  Martinez, Terry T ^a   Martinez, Daniel N ^a  

^a Toxicologic Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; VENLAFAXINE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTRIC SUCTION; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LUNG; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PANIC; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PULSE RATE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STOMACH CONTENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTOXICATION;

ADULT; CYCLOHEXANOLS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; OVERDOSE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 68249143407     PISSN: 00838969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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