scholarly journals Medicinal Mishap: Serotonin syndrome precipitated by an over-the-counter cold remedy

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cameron
1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 642-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Skop ◽  
Jeff A. Finkelstein ◽  
Thomas R. Mareth ◽  
Michael R. Magoon ◽  
Thomas M. Brown

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayaka Sasaoka ◽  
Haruna Hatahira ◽  
Shiori Hasegawa ◽  
Yumi Motooka ◽  
Akiho Fukuda ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Auston Rotheram ◽  
Wayne Harris ◽  
Colin Curtain ◽  
David Nihill

Serotonin toxicity, or serotonin syndrome, is a potentially life threatening adverse reaction to the use of one or more serotonergic drugs. Patients presenting with low level obscure symptoms may have pathophysiology rooted in adverse dopamine and serotonergic poly-pharmacy reactions involving illegal, over-the-counter and/or prescription drugs. In this clinical information paper an overview of serotonin toxicity, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies will be offered. Cultivating a high index of suspicion for serotonin toxicity across a broad patient demographic is recommended


Author(s):  
G.A. Miranda ◽  
M.A. Arroyo ◽  
C.A. Lucio ◽  
M. Mongeotti ◽  
S.S. Poolsawat

Exposure to drugs and toxic chemicals, during late pregnancy, is a common occurrence in childbearing women. Some studies have reported that more than 90% of pregnant women use at least 1 prescription; of this, 60% used more than one. Another study indicated that 80% of the consumed drugs were not prescribed, and of this figure, 95% were “over-the-counter” drugs. Acetaminophen, the safest of all over-the-counter drugs, has been reported to induce fetal liver necrosis in man and animals and to have abortifacient and embryocidal action in mice. This study examines the degree to which acetaminophen affects the neonatal liver and kidney, when a fatty diet is simultaneously fed to the mother during late pregnancy.Timed Swiss Webster female mice were gavaged during late pregnancy (days 16-19) with fat suspended acetaminophen at a high dose, HD = 84.50 mg/kg, and a low dose, LD = 42.25 mg/kg; a control group received fat alone.


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