A suicide attempt with an oral calcium channel blocker
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Date
2000
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COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY LAB
Abstract
Calcium channel blockers are widely used in all-aged populations. The drugs are generally safe in therapeutic dosage, but severe side effects with elevated intake are increasingly described, mainly in adult patients. We report an adolescent girl who intentionally ingested an overdose of nifedipine.
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS, ANTAGONISTS, TOXICITY