title: Impaired nitrazepam metabolism in hypothyroidism.
abstract: Delayed metabolism of a number of drugs has been described in hypothyroid patients. We report an elderly hypothyroid female who had prolonged delay in the metabolism of a commonly-used sedative, nitrazepam, and discuss the importance of delayed drug metabolism in hypothyroidism.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000378:metabolism*; D009567:Nitrazepam / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009567:Nitrazepam