PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F Jepsen
AU  - J Matthews
AU  - F J Andrews
TI  - Sustained release bupropion overdose: an important cause of prolonged symptoms after an overdose
AID  - 10.1136/emj.20.6.560
DP  - 2003 Nov 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 560--561
VI  - 20
IP  - 6
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/6/560.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/6/560.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2003 Nov 01; 20
AB  - The case is reported of a patient who had taken a deliberate overdose of sustained release bupropion. The patient suffered from prolonged symptoms including seizures before fully recovering. The prescription of bupropion is encouraged as an aid to smoking cessation and it is probable that bupropion overdose will become more common. Emergency departments need to be aware that patients taking an overdose of sustained release bupropion may have a delayed onset and prolonged course of symptoms. The pharmacology, clinical features, and treatment of bupropion overdose are discussed.