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overdose

[′ō·vər‚dōs]
(medicine)
An excessive dose of medicine.
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Overdosage is most often caused by patients not realizing that acetaminophen is found in a wide range of products with different names and uses.
On acetaminophen
Acute overdosage is extremely dangerous and death can occur within a few hours.
Toxic psychosis due to chloroquine overdose: a case report
Limited data based mainly on case reports suggests that NAC may be safely administered during pregnancy and should be initiated early after APAP overdosage.
Acetaminophen overdose in pregnancy
Each entry describes the following: synonyms, brand names, and street names; pharmacologic classifications; availability and use patterns; available dosage forms and routes of administration; the mechanisms of action related to the drug; current approved indications for medical use; reasons for personal use; basic toxicology (including adverse drug reactions); teratogenic and fetotoxic potential; affects of maternal use on lactation and breast-fed infants; abuse potential; withdrawal symptoms; and overdosage.
Pagliaros' comprehensive guide to drugs and substances of abuse, 2d ed
For instance, the Ritalin package insert notes signs of overdosage may include "vomiting, agitation, tremors, hyperreflexia, muscle twitching, convulsions (may be followed by coma), euphoria, confusion, hallucinations, delirium, sweating, flushing, headache, hyperpyrexia, tachycardia, palpitations, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, mydriasis, and dryness of mucous membranes.
Questioning and correcting attention deficit disorder
Overdosage might be expected to cause excessive peripheral vasodilation with marked hypotension and possibly a reflex tachycardia.
Go the extra millimeter[TM]
Overdosage can cause irritability, restlessness, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Herbal remedies GINKGO
ADVERSE REACTIONS Adverse reactions associated with levothyroxine therapy are primarily those of hyperthyroidism due to therapeutic overdosage such as fatigue, increased appetite, weight loss, heat intolerance, fever, excessive sweating, and other adverse reactions.
New Research Quantifies the Prevalence of Factors Known to Adversely Affect the Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Entries on specific agents give information on indications, administration and dosage, actions, contraindications, warnings, drug interactions, adverse reactions, overdosage, and patient information.
Ophthalmic drug facts, 23d ed
Following a brief introduction to drug toxicity as systemic effects that may occur with overdosage of a medication, accumulation of the drug in the body over time, or the inability of a patient's body to eliminate the drug, international scientists present recent research trends in this field.
Drug toxicity; new research
IN serious overdosage, symptoms would include headache, nausea, loss of appetite, peeling skin, hair loss and, in women, irregular menstruation.
Health Zone: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus Today: OVERDOSING ON VITAMINS; Too much of a good thing
The report also recommends more study on the potential use of milk thistle for acute toxin ingestion, not only for mushroom poisoning but also for acetaminophen overdosage.
Milk Thistle for Liver Disease. (Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach)

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