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KMID : 1013220090070020172
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Jouranl of the Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
2009 Volume.7 No. 2 p.172 ~ p.175
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A Lethal Case of Aute Zipeprol Poisoning Occurring in a Drug Addicted Old Woman
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Lee Doo-Hwan
Choi Sang-Chun
Ahn Jung-Hwan
Cho Young-Shin
Kim Gi-Woon
Min Young-Gi
Jung Yoon-Seok
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Abstract
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Zipeprol dihydrochloride is a non-opioid mucolytic, antitussive agent and it is frequently prescribed for respiratory symptoms such as cough and sputum. The main pharmacologic mechanisms of zipeprol are inhibition of superior laryngeal nerve stimulation and direct antagonism for stimulation of the bronchial receptors, which might have an effect for the drug’s mucolytic action. Many cases of drug abuse with zipeprol have occurred world-wide due to the hallucinogenic effect of the drug. In Korea, zipeprol was reported to be the most commonly abused drug among young people for the 1990s. Zipeprol associated death was first reported since 1991 and 69 cases of death related to zipeprol abuse were further reported during 8 years (between 1991 and 1998). In addition to the hallucinogenic effect, dyspnea, extrapyramidal symptoms, seizure, cerebral edema have been reported as the signs and symptoms of toxic zipeprol overdose. However, zipeprol abuse is not common for old age people and non drug abusers. We report here on a fatal case of acute zipeprol poisoning in an eighty five year old drug addicted woman.
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KEYWORD
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Zipeprol, Poisoning, Old
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