Zolpidem-induced sneezing: A case report of positive rechallenge

INTRODUCTION: Zolpidem, as an imidazopyridine, is a widely prescribed drug in clinical practice for short-term treatment of insomnia. Nevertheless, there have been a number of cases associated with the adverse effects of the stated drug recently. Further to the existing reports of adverse reactions...

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Autores principales: Amraei, Razie, Parsa, Abdolhamid, Babaeian, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29489694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009918
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Zolpidem, as an imidazopyridine, is a widely prescribed drug in clinical practice for short-term treatment of insomnia. Nevertheless, there have been a number of cases associated with the adverse effects of the stated drug recently. Further to the existing reports of adverse reactions to zolpidem, the current script is going to report a case in which zolpidem has induced acute repetitive sneezes. CONCLUSIONS: A high dose of zolpidem may contribute to interruption to the neurons function involved in the sneezing pathway.

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