Tricyclic antidepressant overdose. A review.
Significant advances in diagnosis and management of tricyclic antidepressant overdose have occurred in recent years. This article reviews epidemiologic, pharmacologic, and therapeutic information to provide a systematic approach to these potentially life-threatening overdoses. The tricyclics are discussed as a group, with individual drugs specified when established differences exist.
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic