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Liquorice-induced hypokalaemia in patients treated with Yokukansan preparations: identification of the risk factors in a retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate serum potassium levels and rates of hypokalaemia in patients treated with liquorice-containing Japanese traditional Kampo-medicines Yokukansan (YK) and Yokukansan-ka-chinpihange (YKCH). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Patients receiving YK preparations for dementi...

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Autores principales: Shimada, Saori, Arai, Tetsuaki, Tamaoka, Akira, Homma, Masato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Open 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28619768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014218