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Case Reports
. 1997 Mar;36(3):390-4.
doi: 10.1097/00004583-199703000-00018.

Case study: two additional sudden deaths with tricyclic antidepressants

C K Varley  1 , J McClellan
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Case study: two additional sudden deaths with tricyclic antidepressants

C K Varley et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1997 Mar.

Abstract

Since 1990, there have been five reported cases of sudden death in children treated with desipramine. This case study describes the sudden deaths of two additional children treated with tricyclic antidepressants, one with desipramine, 3.3 mg/kg per day, the other with imipramine, 6 mg/kg per day and thioridazine, 1 mg/kg per day. The reports add to concerns about the use of tricyclics in children.

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  • Tricyclic antidepressants and sudden death.
    Watson A. Watson A. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998 Jul;37(7):683-4. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199807000-00004. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998. PMID: 9666621 No abstract available.

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