Severe oxprenolol poisoning: the importance of glucagon infusion

D O'Mahony; P O'Leary; M G Molloy

doi:10.1177/096032719000900208

Severe oxprenolol poisoning: the importance of glucagon infusion

Hum Exp Toxicol. 1990 Mar;9(2):101-3. doi: 10.1177/096032719000900208.

Authors

D O'Mahony¹, P O'Leary, M G Molloy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Regional Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.

PMID: 2340193
DOI: 10.1177/096032719000900208

Abstract

We describe a case of severe oxprenolol poisoning (8 g overdose) where restoration of normal blood pressure depended critically on high-dose glucagon infusion after several bolus injections of glucagon had failed. We stress the importance of infusion delivery of glucagon in severe beta-blocker poisoning.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Dopamine / therapeutic use
Female
Glucagon / therapeutic use*
Humans
Isoproterenol / therapeutic use
Oxprenolol / poisoning*
Shock / chemically induced
Shock / therapy

Substances

Oxprenolol
Glucagon
Isoproterenol
Dopamine