title: A suicide attempt with an oral calcium channel blocker.
abstract: Calcium channel blockers are widely used in all-aged populations. The drugs are generally safe in therapeutic dosage, but severe side effects with elevated intake are increasingly described, mainly in adult patients. We report an adolescent girl who intentionally ingested an overdose of nifedipine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavagnaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aglony
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ríos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009543:Nifedipine