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To the Editor: Overdose of calcium-channel blockers remains an important cause of fatal poisoning.¹ Conventional therapy, consisting of intravenous fluids, calcium, dopamine, dobutamine, norepinephrine, and glucagon, often fails to improve hemodynamic function in intoxicated patients.² Recent recommendations for treatment of intoxication with calcium-channel blockers include induction of hyperinsulinemia and euglycemia as adjunctive therapy.³ We report two cases of overdose of calcium-channel blockers in which a striking benefit was achieved with hyperinsulinemia–euglycemia therapy.

A 34-year-old nondiabetic woman with hypertension and renal failure ingested 12 extended-release tablets containing 2.5 mg of amlodipine each. Hypotension and bradycardia developed. Because of her history of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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