Outbreaks of severe hypoglycaemia due to illegal sexual enhancement products containing undeclared glibenclamide

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1250-1251

  Chan, Thomas Y K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; SILDENAFIL; SULFONYLUREA; TADALAFIL;

BRAIN DAMAGE; COMA; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG LEGISLATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 72449152691     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1880     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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