title: Severe meprobamate poisoning: successful treatment with haemoperfusion.
abstract: Charcoal haemoperfusion used to treat a 56-year-old woman who had taken a very large overdose of meprobamate was followed by fully recovery. The plasma clearance of meprobamate was 153 ml/min and this compares favourably with values obtained for haemodialysis. The indications for haemoperfusion are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D008620:Meprobamate / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal; D008620:Meprobamate