Cardiac arrest following chlormethiazole infusion in chronic alcoholics.
Two chronic alcoholics who had cardiac arrests (one fatal) while receiving chlormethiazole by infusion are reported. Although a causal relationship has not been indisputably established, caution is advised when administering this drug to chronic alcoholics during withdrawal.
D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002719:Chlormethiazole / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002719:Chlormethiazole