Medicine poisoning easily overlooked in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2010.04.004
- VernacularTitle:儿童容易忽略的药物中毒
- Author:
Wei XU
;
Lijie WANG
;
Chunfeng LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Naphazoline;
Diphenoxylate;
Over-the-counter cough and cold medications;
Poisoning;
Children
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2010;17(4):300-303
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Naphazoline,Diphenoxylate, Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medications, widely used for the symptomatic relief of nasal obstruction, diarrhea or common cold symptoms. But these medicines might cause poisoning even if utilized in recommended doses for treatment. The side effects of these medicines were neglected when they were used much more commonly. The clinical manifestation of these medicine poisoning were delitescence and children' s parents couldn't provide the whole history, so these medicine poisoning were often misdiagnosis, even lead to treatment failure. We explore the toxicities of these medicines ,discuss their mechanisms and clinical manifestation, and suggest why physicians should be more vigilant in specifically inquiring about them when evaluating an ill child.
