Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1637
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Publication type: Journal Article
Raphael MF, Bouts AH, Sukhai RN.
[Sweets from the pharmaceutical industry reason to suspect intoxication with quetiapine] .
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2004 Dec 25; 148:(52):2583-4
Abstract:
A 13-year-old boy was presented to the emergency department with a presumed intoxication with quetiapine, an antipsychotic. The tablets turned out to be peppermints, used as advertisement gift from the pharmaceutical industry. This misunderstanding could have led to unnecessary treatment and observation of the patient in hospital, for a moderately serious intoxication.
Keywords:
Adolescent
Advertising/methods
Antipsychotic Agents/poisoning
Candy*
Dibenzothiazepines/poisoning
English Abstract
Humans
Male
Poisoning/diagnosis*
Poisoning/therapy
Antipsychotic Agents
Dibenzothiazepines
quetiapine
