Cardiac glycoside toxicity resulting from cough linctus abuse.
Proprietry cough medicines are often abused by drug addicts as they are freely available and, in many instances, contain narcotic substances. A variety of other compounds are present in these products, including compounds structurally related to the commonly prescribed cardiac glycosides. We report a case in which severe cardiac glycoside toxicity resulted from the abuse of such a preparation.
D000328:Adult; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004077:Digoxin / Q000009:adverse effects; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs
D000996:Antitussive Agents; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D004077:Digoxin