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Dextromethorphan abuse: clinical effects and management.
OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology, patient presentation, and clinical management associated with dextromethorphan (DM) abuse. DATA SOURCES PubMed/Medline search using terms dextromethorphan and abuse through July 2008, bibliographies of selected publications, epidemiology tracking databases. STUDY SELECTION By the authors. DATA EXTRACTION English language-published review articles, c...
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INTRODUCTION We describe a patient scheduled for elective surgery who regularly consumed approximately 12 to 15 times the maximum recommended daily dose of dextromethorphan. We describe the clinical pharmacology of dextromethorphan and discuss its anesthetic implications. CASE PRESENTATION A 30-year-old man with a history of a nasal fracture was scheduled to undergo an elective septorhinoplas...
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OBJECTIVES To analyze the trend of dextromethorphan abuse in California and to compare these findings with national trends. DESIGN A 6-year retrospective review. SETTING California Poison Control System (CPCS), American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), and Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) databases from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2004. PARTICIPANTS All dextromethorpha...
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conclusions anesthesiologists need to be aware of dextromethorphan’s clinical pharmacology because recreational abuse of the drug has become increasingly common in adolescents and young adults. case presentation a 30-year-old man with a history of a nasal fracture was scheduled to undergo an elective septorhinoplasty. he reported daily consumption of large quantities (1440 to 1800 mg) of dextro...
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BACKGROUND Dextromethorphan is a safe, effective cough suppressant, available without a prescription in the United States since 1958. Due to a perceived prevalence of abuse of dextromethorphan by teens, in 2007 the Drug Enforcement Administration requested the Food and Drug Administration evaluate whether dextromethorphan should be recommended for scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v53i3.256