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Psychosis Following use of Proprietary Antidiarrhoeal Medicines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. Buckley ,
C. Larkin  and
E. O'callaghan
P. Buckley*
Affiliation:
Cluain Mhuire Family Centre, Dublin, Ireland
C. Larkin
Affiliation:
Cluain Mhuire Family Centre
E. O'callaghan
Affiliation:
Cluain Mhuire Family Centre
*
∗Cluain Mhuire Family Centre, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

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Anticholinergic psychosis was observed to follow ingestion of proprietary antidiarrhoeal preparations by a 63–year-old woman. Possible abuse or accidental overuse of such medicines in the acutely psychotic patient should always be considered.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 5 , November 1990 , pp. 758 - 759
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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