Significant Pregabalin Toxicity Managed with Supportive Care Alone

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-437

  Wood, David M ^a,b   Berry, David J ^b   Glover, Guy ^b   Eastwood, Jane ^b   Dargan, Paul I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Overdose; Pregabalin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ATRACURIUM; BILIRUBIN; CANNABINOID; CEFUROXIME; CREATININE; EFAVIRENZ; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIDOCAINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM; PREGABALIN; SALICYLIC ACID; SODIUM; UREA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SEIZURE; SELF POISONING; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; URINALYSIS;

ANALGESICS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OVERDOSE; PALLIATIVE CARE; POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 78650041744     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0052-3     Document Type: Article

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