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  2. Rivastigmine - Wikipedia

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    [4] [6] [7] Rivastigmine can be administered orally or via a transdermal patch; the latter form reduces the prevalence of side effects, [8] which typically include nausea and vomiting. [9] Rivastigmine is eliminated through the urine, and appears to have relatively few drug-drug interactions. [9] It was patented in 1985 and came into medical ...

  3. Tricyclic antidepressant overdose - Wikipedia

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    TCA overdose may occur by accident or purposefully in an attempt to cause death. [2] The toxic dose depends on the specific TCA. [2] Most are non-toxic at less than 5 mg/kg except for desipramine, nortriptyline, and trimipramine, which are generally non-toxic at less than 2.5 mg/kg. [5] [2] In small children one or two pills can be fatal. [6]

  4. Cholinesterase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Paraoxon and rivastigmine are both acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors. [14] [11] [7]In 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System database compared rivastigmine to the other ChEI drugs donepezil and galantamine found that rivastigmine was associated with a higher frequency of reports of death as an adverse event.

  5. Extrapyramidal symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Since it is difficult to measure extrapyramidal symptoms, rating scales are commonly used to assess the severity of movement disorders. The Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS), Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS), Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), and Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) are rating scales frequently used for such assessment and are not weighted for diagnostic purposes ...

  6. Cholinergic blocking drug - Wikipedia

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    Early stage of overdose can lead to central nervous system stimulation, for instance, hyperactivity, followed by depression, such as agitation (Anxiety or nervous), delirium, disorientation, hallucinations, seizures, hypertension, or hyperthermia. In late or severe stage of overdose, it could lead to coma, medullary paralysis, death.

  7. Developmental toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Developmental toxicity is any developmental malformation that is caused by the toxicity of a chemical or pathogen. It is the structural or functional alteration, reversible or irreversible, which interferes with homeostasis , normal growth , differentiation , development or behavior.

  8. Is Roblox safe for kids? Here's what parents need to know. - AOL

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    What age is Roblox for? Common Sense Media rates Roblox as most appropriate for ages 13+. “At that age kids have a bit more awareness about how to discern keeping themselves safe on platforms ...

  9. Reye syndrome - Wikipedia

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    From November 1995 to November 1996 in France, a national survey of pediatric departments for children under 15 years of age with unexplained encephalopathy and a threefold (or greater) increase in serum aminotransferase and/or ammonia led to the identification of nine definite cases of Reye syndrome (0.79 cases per million children). Eight of ...