Toxicity from a clonidine suspension

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-133

  Farooqi, Mariya F ^a   Seifert, Steven A ^a,b   Kunkel, Susan J ^a   Johnson, Mary I ^b   Benson, Blaine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Compounding; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; VALPROIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORNING DOSAGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PUPIL REFLEX; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SUSPENSION; VITAL SIGN; BLOOD; DRUG FORMULATION; INTOXICATION; NIGHTMARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NIGHT TERRORS; OVERDOSE; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 70350464360     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161223     Document Type: Article

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