Experiment 67715
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | IV |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | HAMILTON,RJ: PERRONE,J: HOFFMAN,R: HENRETIG,FM: KARKEVANDIAN,EH: MARCUS,S: SHIH,RD: BLOK,B: NORDENHOLZ,K:. (2000). A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF AN EPIDEMIC OF POISONING CAUSED BY HEROIN ADULTERATED WITH SCOPOLAMINE.. 38(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A COMBINATION OF PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION FROM THE NEW YORK CITY, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE VALLEY, AND MARYLAND POISON CENTERS. OF THE PATIENTS WHO USED THIS PRODUCT, 55% PRESENTED WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEROIN TOXICITY BUT THEN BECAME SEVERLY AGITATED WITH ANTICHOLINERGIC SYMPTOMS WHEN NALOXOEN WAS USED TO REVERSE RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION. NASAL INSUFFLATION WAS THE ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION IN 34% OF THE CASES. SEIZURES WERE RARE (3%). NINETY PERCENT REQUIRED ADMITTED TO A CRITICAL CARE UNIT. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |