Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine)
Abstract We report a case of concurrent ingestion of Clonazepam and Amlodipine in a 25‐year‐old man, in a second attempt to take his life, which resulted in unconsciousness, hypotension, and hypokalemia. The clinical and/or biochemical presentation varied from the individual pattern when ingested. I...
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| author | Swotantra Gautam Mandita Chamlagain Gopal Kumar Yadav Santosh Acharya |
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| description | Abstract We report a case of concurrent ingestion of Clonazepam and Amlodipine in a 25‐year‐old man, in a second attempt to take his life, which resulted in unconsciousness, hypotension, and hypokalemia. The clinical and/or biochemical presentation varied from the individual pattern when ingested. In the scarcity of consensus recommendations, supportive treatment helped. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc1a24f7308b4f9f9c1eede9bc5f7c612022-12-22T01:56:09ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-07-01107n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6042Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine)Swotantra Gautam0Mandita Chamlagain1Gopal Kumar Yadav2Santosh Acharya3Department of Critical Care Medicine Nidan Hospital Lalitpur NepalDepartment of Critical Care Medicine Nidan Hospital Lalitpur NepalDepartment of Emergency Medicine Kakani Primary Health Care Centre Nuwakot NepalDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Nidan Hospital Lalitpur NepalAbstract We report a case of concurrent ingestion of Clonazepam and Amlodipine in a 25‐year‐old man, in a second attempt to take his life, which resulted in unconsciousness, hypotension, and hypokalemia. The clinical and/or biochemical presentation varied from the individual pattern when ingested. In the scarcity of consensus recommendations, supportive treatment helped.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6042benzodiazepinescalcium channel blockersoverdosepoisoning |
| spellingShingle | Swotantra Gautam Mandita Chamlagain Gopal Kumar Yadav Santosh Acharya Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) Clinical Case Reports benzodiazepines calcium channel blockers overdose poisoning |
| title | Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) |
| title_full | Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) |
| title_fullStr | Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) |
| title_short | Once was not enough: A case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine (calcium channel blocker) and clonazepam (benzodiazepine) |
| title_sort | once was not enough a case report of the concomitant intoxication of amlodipine calcium channel blocker and clonazepam benzodiazepine |
| topic | benzodiazepines calcium channel blockers overdose poisoning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6042 |
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