RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sustained release bupropion overdose: an important cause of prolonged symptoms after an overdose
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 560
OP 561
DO 10.1136/emj.20.6.560
VO 20
IS 6
A1 F Jepsen
A1 J Matthews
A1 F J Andrews
YR 2003
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/6/560.abstract
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.