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Sobredosis de antagonistas de los receptores H2 - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Sobredosis de cimetidina; Sobredosis de Tagamet; Sobredosis de ranitidina; Sobredosis de Zantac; Sobredosis de famotidina, Sobredosis de Pepcid; Sobredosis de nizatidina; Sobredosis de Axid

Definición:

Los antagonistas de los receptores H2 son fármacos que ayudan a disminuir el ácido gástrico. La sobredosis de antagonistas de los receptores H2 se presenta cuando alguien accidental o intencionalmente toma más de la cantidad normal o recomendada de este fármaco.

Esto es sólo para fines de información y no para usarse en el tratamiento ni en el manejo de una exposición tóxica real. Si usted sufre una exposición, debe llamar al número local de emergencias (tal como 911 en los Estados Unidos) o al Centro Nacional de Toxicología (National Poison Control Center) a la línea 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tóxico:

Cimetidina
Ranitidina
Famotidina
Nizatidina

Nota: es posible que esta lista no los incluya a todos.

Dónde se encuentra:

Los fármacos antagonistas de los receptores H2 están disponibles con o sin receta médica.

Cimetidina (Tagamet)
Ranitidina (Zantac)
Famotidina (Pepcid)
Nizatidina (Axid)

Nota: es posible que esta lista no los incluya a todos.

Reviewed last on: 9/30/2009
Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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