Should activated charcoal be given after tramadol overdose?

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Khosrojerdi, Hamid ^a   Afshari, Reza ^a   Mehrpour, Omid ^b,c,d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; TRAMADOL;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; SEIZURE; STOMACH EMPTYING; VOMITING;

EID: 84878786602     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-21-46     Document Type: Letter

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