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QJM Advance Access originally published online on January 17, 2008
QJM 2008 101(3):243-245; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcm147
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Another dangerous combination for hypoglycemic coma: concurrent use of sibutramine and lorazepam

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Sir,

With increasing demands to treat obesity in both medical and psychological aspects, many drugs are developed to lower human body weight. Those widely used anti-obesity drugs, such as olistat and sibutramine, are generally safe. But serious adverse effects could be developed when it is concurrently used with other medications. We report a patient who developed hypoglycemic coma due to concurrent use of sibutramine and lorazepam.

A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency department because of disturbed consciousness . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Y.-Y. Lin, C.-W. Hsu, S.-J. Chu and S.-H. Tsai

Department of Emergency Medicine
Tri-Service General Hospital
National Defense Medical Center
Taipei
Taiwan
Republic of China
email: doc50024@ndmctsgh.edu.tw


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