Current Drug SafetyAugust 1, 2023Priyanka Pravinbhai Hotha, Rachna Gupta, Manish Narang
Background: Dextromethorphan, a N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, has been used as cold and cough medication. Serious adverse events with therapeutic doses of dextromethorphan are rarely observed. Here, we report three cases of altered level of consciousness in children with therapeutic dose of dextromethorphan. Case Presentation: In all three cases, children developed altered level of...