Zolpidem misuse with other medications or alcohol frequently results in intensive care unit admission

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-308

  Zosel, Amy ^a,b   Osterberg, E Charles ^b,c   Mycyk, Mark B ^b,d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute overdose; hospital admission; toxicology; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; ZOLPIDEM; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ADMISSION; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PYRIDINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960554734     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181d169ed     Document Type: Review

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