Drug Toxicity
| Medical Definition: |
Manifestations of the adverse effects of drugs administered therapeutically or in the course of diagnostic techniques. It does not include accidental or intentional poisoning for which specific headings are available. |
| Guide Notes: |
note category: TOXICOLOGY is the specialty; GEN or unspecified; prefer specific indentions or Cat D term with /adv eff-pois-tox or Cat C term with /chem ind; DF: DRUG TOX |
| Also Called: |
Toxicity |
| Previously Indexed: |
Pharmaceutical Preparations/toxicity (1966-1997) |
Drug Toxicity Categories.
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Serotonin Syndrome - An adverse drug interaction characterized by altered mental status, autonomic dysfunction, and neuromuscular abnormalities. It is most frequently caused by use of both serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, leading to excess serotonin availability in the CNS at the serotonin 1A receptor. |
Drug Toxicity Medical Definitions and Terms
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