[3] This often causes a slow heart rate and low blood pressure
It can also cause a fast heart rate, nausea, trouble breathing, and sleepiness
Herein, we describe the case of an 18 year-old-adolescent girl who took 150 mg of amlodipine with the suicidal intentions and was admitted in our hospital approximately 4
The patient was resuscitated with intravenous (IV) fluid bolus, oxygen inhalation and dual inotropes (noradrenaline and dopamine)
A 15-year-old girl exhibited lactic acidosis, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, respiratory failure, shock, tongue oedema, non-cardiogenic pulmonary
This may not be considered by emergency medicine physicians in patients describing vague symptoms
Taking too much of a medicine can be very dangerous, and even life-threatening, but
We describe the case of a 24-year-old woman who intentionally ingested between 400 and 600 mg of amlodipine along with a large number of simvastatin and trazodone tablets
With accidental pediatric ingestions, determine the number of tablets that are missing from the bottle of medicine ingested by the patient
Amlodipine
We present a case of a paediatric ingestion of amlodipine, resulting from a community pharmacy dispensing error, that was recognized
Keep all medicines in the original packaging
Like most other medications, when taken beyond the appropriate recommended dosage, they can have untoward toxicities with a wide range
Keep your medication out of reach of children and pets to prevent accidental ingestion
Initial blood pressure was 103/57 mm Hg, mean arterial pressure (MAP) 72 mm Hg, and heart rate 113 beats per minute
4 million reports of toxin exposures in 2003
Activated charcoal can bind the drug from the gastrointestinal tract if given within 1 to 2 hours of ingestion
1X6A, Underdosing of calcium-channel blockers, initial encounter, rather than code T46
More Australians are dying from accidentally overdosing on medicines than ever before
The refractory bradycardia and hypotension associated with its overdose is very challenging to treat
901A may differ
Postmortem samples were screened for volatiles and therapeutic and abused drugs
This can damage the blood vessels of the brain, heart, and In children less than six-years-old, many medication-related poisonings are related to therapeutic error, such as incorrect dosing, accidental overdosing, usage of incorrect formulation or accidental administration of the wrong medication
Overdose of amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB), is distinguished from other CCBs due to longer plasma half-life of 30 to 58 h