When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level
Cyproheptadine is an H-1 antihistamine with anticholinergic and antiserotonergic effects. Cyproheptadine’s most common use has been in the management cold-induced urticaria. It is often used in primary care for its side effect of appetite stimulation. Recently there has been increasing interest in i...
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| description | Cyproheptadine is an H-1 antihistamine with anticholinergic and antiserotonergic effects. Cyproheptadine’s most common use has been in the management cold-induced urticaria. It is often used in primary care for its side effect of appetite stimulation. Recently there has been increasing interest in its use in the treatment of drug-induced serotonin syndrome. Cyproheptadine overdose is uncommonly reported in the medical literature. We report the rare case of a pediatric cyproheptadine overdose with a confirmatory cyproheptadine level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc6ed92f2b53415ab9a5b4a5069aefbe2022-12-22T01:22:23ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2017-07-011310.5811/cpcem.2017.2.33313cpcem-01-205When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory LevelTerrance McGovern0Justin McNamee1Steven Marcus2Josh Kashani3St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Paterson, New JerseyEmergency Medicine Professionals, Ormond Beach, FloridaRutgers University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark, New JerseySt. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Paterson, New JerseyCyproheptadine is an H-1 antihistamine with anticholinergic and antiserotonergic effects. Cyproheptadine’s most common use has been in the management cold-induced urticaria. It is often used in primary care for its side effect of appetite stimulation. Recently there has been increasing interest in its use in the treatment of drug-induced serotonin syndrome. Cyproheptadine overdose is uncommonly reported in the medical literature. We report the rare case of a pediatric cyproheptadine overdose with a confirmatory cyproheptadine level.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/85f9m16k |
| spellingShingle | Terrance McGovern Justin McNamee Steven Marcus Josh Kashani When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level |
| title_full | When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level |
| title_fullStr | When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level |
| title_full_unstemmed | When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level |
| title_short | When Too Much Is Enough: Pediatric Cyproheptadine Overdose with Confirmatory Level |
| title_sort | when too much is enough pediatric cyproheptadine overdose with confirmatory level |
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