Benzodiazepines and antipsychotic medications for treatment of acute cocaine toxicity in animal models - A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1849-1854

  Heard, Kennon ^a   Cleveland, Nathan R ^a   Krier, Shay ^a  

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

Author keywords

antipsychotic medications; benzodiazepines; clinical toxicology; cocaine; drug toxicology; neuroleptics; poisonings

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ACUTE COCAINE TOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COCAINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80055062501     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327111401435     Document Type: Review

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