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doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7352.1519.
Discontinuation of thioridazine in patients with learning disabilities: balancing cardiovascular toxicity with adverse consequences of changing drugs
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Discontinuation of thioridazine in patients with learning disabilities: balancing cardiovascular toxicity with adverse consequences of changing drugs
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Discontinuation of thioridazine. Risks must be balanced.BMJ. 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):967. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.967/a. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12399356 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Discontinuation of thioridazine. What happened to thioridazine?BMJ. 2002 Oct 26;325(7370):967. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12402926 No abstract available.
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