title: Analgesic abuse and the barbiturate abstinence syndrome.
abstract: Abstinence syndromes secondary to sedative-hypnotic drugs can occur in a wide range of clinical situations. The first such cases due to a combination analgesic product containing a barbiturate are reported. Cryptic abuse of combination prescription drugs can cause difficult diagnostic problems, such as the abstinence syndromes reported here. Each prescriber should know the individual agents contained in a combination preparation and their potential side effects.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D001463:Barbiturates; D004338:Drug Combinations; C004470:butalbital