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Theophylline overdose: clinical features and management

01 February 2001

Emergency Nurse

Clinical

Theophylline is a naturally occurring methylxanthine, belonging to the same family as caffeine. Although it has seen a decline in popularity over recent years, it is...

Acute poisoning - benzodiazepines, phenothiazines and antihistamines: clinical features and management

01 November 1997

Emergency Nurse

Clinical drug overdoses

Benzodiazepines have been used since the 1960s because of their wide margin of safety in various clinical settings. Similarly, phenothiazines are commonly...

Acute poisoning - antidepressants: clinical features and management

01 September 1997

Emergency Nurse

Clinical acute poisoning

Depressive disorders are among the most common conditions encountered in medical practice and since the 1950s there has been an increasing number of drugs used in...

Practical advice on managing poisoning from the NPIS (London)

01 December 1997

Emergency Nurse

Clinical acute poisoning

1 Is it necessary to have a policy to call a poisons centre for all cases or should we rely more on our own cardfile systems and books? The NPIS (London) considers...