A 60-year-old woman with agitation and psychosis following ingestion of dextromethorphan and opioid analgesics

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 989-991

  Jamison, S C ^a   Vasudeva, S ^a  

^a CARILION CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Dextromethorphan; Pharmacodynamics; Propoxyphene; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATENOLOL; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCODONE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGITATION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIOLENCE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 70449339795     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108092125     Document Type: Article

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