Fatal Venlafaxine poisoning: Case Report
Patel, S.
Acute Medicine 5(2): 63-64
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21611632 Document Number: 12645
Venlafaxine is a selective serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor (SNRI), used in the treatment of depressive illness and anxiety disorder. Overdose may result in cardiac and neurotoxicity, but there are very few case reports of fatal isolated Venlafaxine overdose.1 The following case highlights the potentially serious consequences of overdose of this drug.
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