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Lofepramine overdosage.

F Reid1, J A Henry

  • 1National Poisons Information Service, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Pharmacopsychiatry
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
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Lofepramine exhibits lower acute toxicity in both animal models and human overdose cases compared to other antidepressants. This finding suggests lofepramine possesses a favorable safety profile, with no recorded deaths from overdose alone.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Toxicology

Background:

  • Antidepressant medications carry varying safety profiles.
  • Acute overdose toxicity is a critical factor in antidepressant safety assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the acute toxicity and safety profile of lofepramine in overdose scenarios.
  • To compare lofepramine's toxicity with other antidepressant agents.

Main Methods:

  • Animal studies assessing acute toxicity.
  • Review of 55 human case reports of acute lofepramine overdose.
  • Analysis of fatal toxicity index data for lofepramine in England, Wales, and Scotland (1982-1986).

Main Results:

  • Lofepramine demonstrated lower acute toxicity in animal models compared to other tested antidepressants.

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  • In human overdose cases (up to several grams), hypotension was rare and convulsions did not occur.
  • No deaths were recorded due to lofepramine overdose alone.
  • The fatal toxicity index for lofepramine was significantly lower than the mean for all antidepressants (P < 0.001).

    • Conclusions:

    • The favorable safety profile observed in animal studies extends to human overdose situations.
    • Lofepramine presents a lower risk of severe outcomes in acute overdose compared to other antidepressants.