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Medchem & Toxicology 2018
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Journal of Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN: 2472-1123
A n n u a l C o n g r e s s o n
Medicinal Chemistry,
Pharmacology and toxicology
J u l y 3 0 - 3 1 , 2 0 1 8
Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
C
olchicine is a drug widely used on a variety of illnesses for a long
time. Colchicine, however, is a drug that has been reported to
have adverse effects not only at apparent toxic dose but also at lower
and therapeutically recommended dose. Typical therapeutic dose of
colchicine is up to 2.4 mg daily, sometimes up to 8-10 mg daily. But in
this case, we experienced a case in which the patient showed sudden
deterioration and died due to unintentional colchicine poisoning of a
relatively small dose. Therefore, when a colchicine poisoned patient
visits the hospital, the physician should identify the patient's colchicine
poisoning dose and the concomitant drugs. Also the patients should
be monitored intensively for 24 or 72 hours and managed as various
supportive treatment methods early and actively.
A fatal case of colchicine poisoning of a non-suicidal overdose
Seung Hyun Ko and Gun Woo Lee
Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
Biography
Seunghyun Ko has graduated from Catholic University of Daegu School
of Medicine. After completing his internship, he completed the Residency
program in 2013 and became an EmergencyMedicine physician. Currently,
he is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine at
the Catholic University of Daegu. He has published more than 3 papers
in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member
of repute.
wokay@naver.comSeung Hyun Ko et al., J Org Inorg Chem 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-1123-C3-009