Intravenous Lipid Emulsion in a Case of Trazodone Overdose

Vincent Haufroid, PharmD, PhD^b,c; Philippe Hantson, MD, PhD^a,c; Gauthier Nendumba, MD^a; Lidvine Boland, PhD^b; Pierre-François Laterre, MD^a

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022;24(2):21cr02994

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