TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A case of barbiturate poisoning from pentobarbital in a young Japanese patient
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Koizumi, Yuki
A1  - Higashitani, Michiaki
A1  - Fukui, Sayato
A1  - Kodama, Taisuke
A1  - Ito, Hiroshi
A1  - Kobayashi, Daiki
SP  - e36498
EP  - e36498
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - Concomitant prescriptions of psychotropic drugs such as sleeping pills, antidepressants, and anti-anxiety medications are common. The relationship between the number of psychotropic drug prescriptions and the incidence of drug overdose has not been reported. However, efforts have been made to reduce the number of concomitant prescriptions hoping that fewer prescriptions of multiple drugs will lower the incidence of drug overdoses. Furthermore, among sleeping pills, prescriptions of barbiturates have been gradually decreasing due to the risk of severe side effects and addiction. This report features a case of an overdose of pentobarbital tablets that caused the classic medical triad (impaired consciousness, hypotension, and hypothermia) of barbiturate intoxication under the characteristics of borderline personality disorder.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36498
ID  - ref1
ER  -