Comparison of Toxicity of Acute Overdoses with Citalopram and Escitalopram

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  Hayes, Bryan D ^a   Klein Schwartz, Wendy ^a   Clark, Richard F ^b   Muller, Allison A ^c   Miloradovich, Jane E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

citalopram; escitalopram; overdose; seizure; toxicity

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VOMITING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITALOPRAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; DRUG OVERDOSE;

EID: 77953611788     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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