by Sarah Shafer As promised in my last post, where I discussed the utility of naloxone in clonidine overdose, we’re going to spend some time today talking about clonidine in opioid withdrawal. Is it a useful therapy for treating opioid withdrawal, or like Claudius in Hamlet, a gaslighting distractor? Before we dive in, let me […]
The Dantastic Mr. Tox & Howard – S02E05 – Don’t Call Her Czarina
The Opioid Crisis with UMass Chief Opioid Officer, Dr. Kavita Babu Join Dan (@drusyniak) &Howard (@heshiegreshie) as they welcome the first Chief Opioid Officer at UMass Memorial Health Care, Dr. Kavita Babu (@kavitababu) and talk about tackling the opioid crisis as toxicologists from boots on the ground to the halls of government. Get involved and […]
Tox and Hound – The Worst of Both Worlds
A very special welcome to our newest hound, Jeanna Marraffa, PharmD, DABAT! You can learn more about her here . . . by Jeanna Marraffa Circa Feb 2012 Poison Center: “Um, Jeanna, there is a doc on the line that has a quick question for you. I’m going to send it through to your line.” […]
Tox and Hound – Twisted Interactions
by Andrew Stolbach I. Depolarization Medicine should center on the patient, so I start this story with an anonymous person dropping dead.1 Perhaps this person first heard about the medication from a friend who raved about his new allergy pill. Then, the day of a routine doctor’s appointment, our patient saw an advertisement for […]
Tox and Hound – Dust To Dust
by Howard Greller Sudden sniffing death and myocardial sensitization I will show you fear in a handful of dust. – T.S. Eliot Little Johnny was having a hard time. Dumped by his girlfriend of eight glorious weeks, he was despondent. There wasn’t any alcohol in the house, and he didn’t have a fake ID or the […]
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