title: Habituation to zipeprol hydrochloride during pregnancy.
abstract: Zipeprol hydrochloride is a synthetic antitussive agent that has shown little evidence of addictive potential in animal studies. Despite this, several reports of abuse and abuse-related over-dosage have been published. Abuse of this drug has now become a problem in the United States-Mexico border region. We report the specific case of a pregnant woman habituated to zipeprol without evidence of other drug abuse and an abstinence syndrome observed in her newborn infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University RAHC, El Paso 79905.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Slobodkin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Jesurun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000996:Antitussive Agents; D010879:Piperazines; C013341:zipeprol