Lomotil poisoning in children.

[Analysis of 50 cases of Lomotil poisoning in children].

The authors reviewed the clinical histories of 50 children admitted to the Emergency Department of Hospital de Pediatría, C.M.N., I.M.S.S. from 1971 through 1975, with the diagnosis of lomotil intoxication. No differences were found as to sex. Frequency was greater at ages from 2 to 3 years from accidental mechanism, which increased between 1973 to 1975. Lethality was similar to that reported b...

Accidental poisoning deaths in British children 1958-77.

In the 20 years 1958-77 598 deaths were registered as due to accidental poisoning in British children under the age of 10-343 boys and 255 girls. Drugs caused 484 deaths, non-medicinal products 111, and plants three. The annual number of deaths reached a peak in 1964 but fell steadily thereafter; 16 deaths occurred in 1977. After 1970 tricyclic antidepressants replaced salicylates as the most c...

Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.

Sir, The article by Curtis and Goel (Archives, 1979, 54, 222) prompts me to place the usage of Lomotil in young children in the tropics in its right perspective. The problems of diarrhoea in the tropics are quite different when compared with temperate climates, and management of this condition is therefore also different. In situations where children have little or no access to optimal therapeu...

Re: "Are one or two dangerous? Diphenoxylate-atropine exposure in toddlers".

Lomotil (Pfizer Inc., New York, NY) (diphenoxylate-atropine) is said to be potentially toxic to toddlers with exposure to as little as one to two tablets. A review of the data on diphenoxylate-atropine poisonings from the American Association of Poison Control Centers annual reports, review articles, and case series disputes this view. Fatalities associated with diphenoxylate-atropine have been...

Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.