Medication errors associated with the use of ethanol and fomepizole as antidotes for methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 391-401

  Lepik, Katherine J ^a,b   Sobolev, Boris G ^c   Levy, Adrian R ^d   Purssell, Roy A ^b,e   Dewitt, Christopher R ^a,b   Erhardt, Gunnar D ^b,f   Baker, Jane L ^b   Kennedy, James R ^a,b   Daws, Derek E ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BC Drug and Poison Information Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidotes; Ethanol; Fomepizole; Medication error; Toxic alcohol poisoning

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; METHANOL POISONING; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZOLES;

EID: 79960242652     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.580754     Document Type: Article

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