A New Anagesic Drug: PREGABALIN; And The First Intoxications
| Autor: | Ayşin Alagöl, Zehra Yangin, Enver Belli, Kerem Erkalp, Sibel Fadıllıoğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Drug Gabapentin medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Analgesic Pregabalin GABA analogue Diagnosis Differential chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Humans Emergency Treatment gamma-Aminobutyric Acid media_common Analgesics business.industry Gastric lavage Discontinuation Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine chemistry Anesthesia Hemodialysis business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Ağrı - The Journal of The Turkish Society of Algology. 25:187-189 |
| ISSN: | 1300-0012 |
| Popis: | Pregabalin is an antiepileptic, analgesic and anxiolytic drug that GABA analogue with similar structure and actions to gabapentin. There are very few reports about pregabalin intoxication in the literature. A 24-year-old male presented following ingestion of 3 g of pregabalin in this report. He was managed with General Supportive Care and Symptomatic Approach (GSCSA) such as discontinuation of the drug, hydration with IV fluids, oxygenation, gastric lavage and activated charcoal administration and enhanced elimination techniques. But, it is to be noted that either the kidneys of the patients are in good functioning state or there is a hemodialysis facility in the immediate vicinity. |
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