Proceedings of the PSK Conference (대한약학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.10b
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- Pages.117.1-117.1
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- 2003
Colchicine poisoning
- Lee, Ju-Seon (National Institute of Scientific Investigation) ;
- Choi, Hwak-Yung (National Institute of Scientific Investigation) ;
- Choi, Hye-Young (National Institute of Scientific Investigation) ;
- Woo, Sang-Hee (National Institute of Scientific Investigation) ;
- Park, Yoo-Sin (National Institute of Scientific Investigation) ;
- Chung, Hee-Sun (National Institute of Scientific Investigation)
- Published : 2003.10.01
Abstract
Colchicine is a drug well known for its use in the therapy of acute attacks of gouty arthritis. Two death caused by oral ingestion of colchicine was reported. Two persons were all women. The one was 34 years old woman and with his boyfriend in a inn and the other was a housewife. The first one was a alcoholic but his boyfriend was afflicted with gout. So her boy friend carried over about 60 tablets of colchicine, 4 tablets of naltrexone and 22 tablets of fluoxetine. After her death there were remained colchicine, 2 tabs, naltraxone 4 tabs and fluoxetine 22 tabs. (omitted)
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