Tricyclic antidepressant overdose: a review.
Overdoses of tricyclic antidepressants are among the commonest causes of drug poisoning seen in accident and emergency departments. This review discusses the pharmacokinetics, clinical presentation and treatment of tricyclic overdose.
Kerr
G W
GW
Accident and Emergency Department, Ayr Hospital, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, Scotland. gary.kerr@aaaht.scot.nhs.uk
McGuffie
A C
AC
Wilkie
S
S
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016060:Sorption Detoxification / Q000379:methods
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate