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THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF ETHANOL AND CHLORODYNE IN PRODUCING HEPATOTOXICITY
Author(s) -
Stathers G. M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb63390.x
Subject(s) - ethanol , addiction , analgesic , chemistry , pharmacology , chloroform , toxicology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , psychiatry , chromatography
The possible synergistic effect of ethanol and chlorodyne in producing hepatotoxicity is described. It is stressed that the danger lies in the chloroform vehicle of the chlorodyne. The serious public health dangers of having a readily available analgesic with potential addictive and hepatotoxic side effects is emphasized.