The effect of scheduling and withdrawal of carisoprodol on prevalence of intoxications with the drug

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Karinen, Ritva ^a   Sørlid, Hanne Kristin ^b   Bramness, Jørgen G ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b National Poisons Information Centre   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; MEPROBAMATE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CARISOPRODOL; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MEPROBAMATE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NORWAY; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY-BASED DRUG WITHDRAWALS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 70350033512     PISSN: 17427835     EISSN: 17427843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2009.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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