Toxicology
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: Sippin’ on Some “Sizzurp”
A 19-year-old man was found unresponsive by his girlfriend after ingesting a combination of soda, codeine/promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup,...
News
Prescription opioids linked to majority of opioid overdoses
Government and Regulations
FDA approves new abuse-prevention labeling for extended-release Embeda
News
Alcohol implicated in nearly one-quarter of prescription drug overdose deaths
Key clinical point: Screen patients for alcohol use and educate them on its potentially lethal effect when combined with opioids or...
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Doubling of U.S. heroin deaths spurs call for increased naloxone access
Key clinical point: Heroin overdoses can be reduced by public education about the risks of prescription opioid abuse and by the distribution of...
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: A Common Procedure, an Uncommon Complication
A 35-year-old woman becomes diaphoretic and tachycardic in the postanesthesia care unit after undergoing elective hysteroscopic myomectomy to...