title: Increase of baclofen intoxications: risks involved and management.
abstract: Baclofen has been increasingly used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). We present a patient with AWS and psychiatric comorbidity who ingested 700 mg of baclofen. ICU admission was necessary for ventilatory support and symptomatic treatment. The patient was dismissed without sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: M E L
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Arbouw
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Hoge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meulenbelt
authors.forename: F G A
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Jansman
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001418:Baclofen / Q000506:poisoning*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists; D001418:Baclofen