Memory impairment associated with varenicline: A case series from the New Zealand Intensive Medicines Monitoring Programme

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1195-1196

  Tan, Ming ^a   Harrison Woolrych, Mira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VARENICLINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMNESIA; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; BENZAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; QUINOXALINES;

EID: 84879459698     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-012-1458-4     Document Type: Letter

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