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Overdose of Vinblastine in place of Vinorelbine during IGEV chemotherapy

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Pages 879-880 | Received 28 Oct 2011, Accepted 01 Feb 2012, Published online: 06 Mar 2012
 

Abstract

Any class of drugs is susceptible to errors, in case of antineoplastic agents the medication errors may cause severe and life-threatening toxicity due to very limited therapeutic index with toxic events even at therapeutic dosage, to complexity of regimens and the particular vulnerable population. We report herein a case of Vinblastine (VBL) accidental overdose, the cause of mistake, the toxic effect and the salvage therapy adopted in a young lady suffering of Hodgkin relapse during IGEV chemotherapy.

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