1967Clinical Pharmacology & TherapeuticsRequires access

Persistent neuropathy following chronic use of glutethimide

Robert Nover

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Abstract

Glutethimide (Doriden) is one of the widely prescribed nonbarbiturate hypnotics in the United States. A recent case of a patient in a psychiatric hospital who abused the use of glutethimide gave evidence of sensory neuropathy which persisted after withdrawal of the drug.

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Glutethimide (Doriden) is one of the widely prescribed nonbarbiturate hypnotics in the United States. A recent case of a patient in a psychiatric hospital who abused the use of glutethimide gave evidence of sensory neuropathy which persisted after withdrawal of the drug.

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Glutethimide (Doriden) is one of the widely prescribed nonbarbiturate hypnotics in the United States. A recent case of a patient in a psychiatric hospital who abused the use of glutethimide gave evidence of sensory neuropathy which persisted after withdrawal of the drug.

Key concepts: Glutethimide, Medicine, Drug, Drug withdrawal, Psychiatry, Anesthesia

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