A rare case of dicyclomine abuse
1★, 2,3, 3, 4★ Corresponding author
- 1Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, INDIA.
- 2Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ghaziabad 201 002, INDIA.
- 3Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700 073, INDIA.
- 4Department of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal 713 104, INDIA.
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Saibal Das
Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, INDIA.
Received: 19-06-2013; Revised: 17-08-2013; Accepted: 13-09-2013.
Volume 5, Issue 3 · pp. 106-107 · 2013 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jyp.2013.08.004
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This report highlights an extremely rare case of dicyclomine abuse for 1.5 years by an 18-year old female resulting in overt features of anticholinergic toxicity. Strict abstinence and rehabilitation measures were employed to revert back the altered physiological state.
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Das, S., Mondal, S., Datta, A., & Bandyopadhyay, S. (2013). A rare case of dicyclomine abuse. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 5(3), 106-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jyp.2013.08.004
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