Fatal Overdose with Amantadine
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 31 (8) , 757-758
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378603100814
Abstract
The authors describe the first case report in the psychiatric literature of death from an overdose of amantadine hydrochloride used to treat neuroleptic induced extrapyramidal side effects. The pharmacology, adverse reactions and risks of using amantadine are briefly reviewed.Keywords
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