Abstract
Amlodipine is a relatively new agent that has the longest half-life of all calcium channel blockers. This report describes a severe overdose that resulted in prolonged and severe hemodynamic compromise for up to 10 days, but responded to aggressive therapy with calcium, glucagon, and other vasoactive medicines.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 527-528 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amlodipine
- Calcium
- Calcium channel blockers
- Glucagon
- Lactic acidosis
- Overdose
- Swan-Ganz catheterization