ZIPEPROL (ZINOLTA) ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS IN KOREA - A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT

Authors
RITCHIE EC ANDRESS D YI MS STYLES JR
Citation
Ec. Ritchie et al., ZIPEPROL (ZINOLTA) ABUSE AMONG AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS IN KOREA - A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND TREATMENT, Military medicine, 161(1), 1996, pp. 11-12
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus
Journal title
Military medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00264075
Volume
161
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
11 - 12
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-4075(1996)161:1<11:Z(AAAA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Zipeprol dihydrochloride (Zinolta) is a Korean medication that is abus ed by American dependent teenagers in Korea. The adolescents usually p resent for medical care after a seizure. Since this medication is not available in the United States, many physicians are unfamiliar with zi peprol-induced seizures, The extent of the problem, the pharmacology a nd mechanism of action of zipeprol, the clinical presentation, and sug gestions for treatment are discussed, Military physicians should consi der zipeprol overdose when a teenager presents with a seizure.