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Am J Emerg Med
; 46: 797.e1-797.e2, 2021 08.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33583621
RESUMO
We describe a case of a young female who presented to the emergency department with 4 days of progressive myopia, dry mouth, anhidrosis and urinary hesitancy due to overuse of a new topical anticholinergic wipes, glycopyrronium tosylate (GT). In the United States medication misuse accounts for nearly 10% of pediatric emergency visits with 65% of these visits considered to be preventable [1]. Being familiar with new medications and their side effect profiles can prevent unnecessary or harmful interventions.