Treatment of guanfacine toxicity with naloxone.
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. dst2141@columbia.edu
Pediatric emergency care 2012 OctWe describe a 4-year-old boy who presents to the emergency department with lethargy, bradycardia, and initial hypertension followed by hypotension due to guanfacine toxicity after ingestion of standard doses of the extended release formulation. This is the first case report to describe the use of naloxone to treat these symptoms and document improvements in level of consciousness, blood pressure, and heart rate associated with this therapy.
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Daniel S Tsze, Peter S Dayan. Treatment of guanfacine toxicity with naloxone. Pediatric emergency care. 2012 Oct;28(10):1060-1
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