Benylin dependence, metabolic acidosis and hyperglycaemia.

We describe a patient who had consumed large quantities of a proprietary cough mixture containing diphenhydramine, ammonium chloride and sodium citrate (Benylin expectorant) daily for several months and subsequently presented with confusion, marked metabolic acidosis and non-ketotic hyperglycaemia.

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Main Authors: MacRury, S., Neilson, R., Goodwin, K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1987
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2428362/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3658871
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