Two Cases of Intoxication with Phentermine.
- Author:
Jae Eun KU
1
;
Young Seon JOO
;
Je Sung YOU
;
Sung Phil CHUNG
;
Hahn Shick LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. emstar@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phentermine;
Drug Overdose;
Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anxiety;
Appetite;
Drug Overdose;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Korea;
Nausea;
Phentermine*;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
Tablets;
Tachycardia;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
2014;12(1):35-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Phentermine has been widely used as an appetite suppressant since 2004 in Korea. The authors experienced two cases of acute phentermine overdose and report with the literature review. A 36-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman presented together to the emergency department with taking 13 tablets (390 mg) of phentermine 16 hours ago. They had tachycardia, hypertension and complained visual symptoms, nausea, insomnia and anxiety. These symptoms were resolved by conservative management.
