title: A report of overdose with astemizole.
abstract: A case is reported of a 14-year-old girl who took an overdose of 200 mg of astemizole. There were no serious adverse clinical or laboratory sequelae, with only mild sedation and no anticholinergic adverse effects. The apparent half-life of this dose over the next 37 h was 31 h.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kingswood
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Routledge
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lazarus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016589:Astemizole; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D016589:Astemizole