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A rare case of dicyclomine abuse

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Journal of Young Pharmacists, 2013; 5(3):106-107
Case Report | doi:10.1016/j.jyp.2013.08.004
Authors:

Saibal Das a,*, Somnath Mondal b,c, Ankur Datta c, Sanjib Bandyopadhyay d

a Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, India

b Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ghaziabad 201 002, India

c Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700 073, India

d Department of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal 713 104, India

Abstract:

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.

Key words: Dicyclomine, Anticholinergic, Abuse, Dependence, Toxicity.

 

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