Salbutamol is a short-acting agonist of the β(2) adrenergic receptors sometimes misused or abused, which can result in various cardiovascular adverse effects. We report one case of fatal salbutamol misuse or abuse in a 36-year-old poorly controlled female asthmatic patient with a past medical history of alcoholism and a recent smoking cessation. She died shortly after hospital admission following acute dyspnea and sudden collapse at home.
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Acute poisonings involving chloroquine are common in sharp contrast to those involving proguanil, another antimalarial drug. A 39-year-old woman ingested a combination of 11.2 g chloroquine and 22.
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