Magical thinking and imipramine poisoning in two school-age children
V. C. Herson, B. D. Schmitt and B. H. Rumack
Two young school-aged boys took an overdose of imipramine hydrochloride to
help their enuresis. One child died, and the other required resuscitation.
An office survey found that one third of school-aged children did not
realize the potentially hazadous consequences of taking extra amounts of
prescription medications. Physicians might be able to prevent similar
needless tragedies by warning both the child and the parents of the unusual
lethality of imipramine and other dangerous prescription drugs.
