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Poison Centre

Child poisonings with methadone in France: A 6-year prospective national survey since the availability of capsules in 2008

Romain TorrentsCentre Antipoison et de Toxicovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie clinique, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite (APHM), Marseille, France;Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM - SESSTIM UMR 912, Marseille, France
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Cyndie PicotFrench National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), Saint Denis, France;Groupe de travail Toxicovigilance des Médicaments, ANSM, Saint Denis, France;Comité de Coordination de Toxicovigilance, Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), Saint Maurice, France
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Mathieu GlaizalCentre Antipoison et de Toxicovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie clinique, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite (APHM), Marseille, France;Comité de Coordination de Toxicovigilance, Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), Saint Maurice, France
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Marie-Anne CourneFrench National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), Saint Denis, France;Commission nationale des Stupéfiants et Psychotropes, ANSM, Saint Denis, France
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Corinne SchmittCentre Antipoison et de Toxicovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie clinique, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite (APHM), Marseille, France
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Nathalie RichardFrench National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), Saint Denis, France;Commission nationale des Stupéfiants et Psychotropes, ANSM, Saint Denis, France
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Nicolas SimonCentre Antipoison et de Toxicovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie clinique, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite (APHM), Marseille, France;Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM - SESSTIM UMR 912, Marseille, France;Comité de Coordination de Toxicovigilance, Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), Saint Maurice, France
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Florence CardonaFrench National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), Saint Denis, France;Groupe de travail Toxicovigilance des Médicaments, ANSM, Saint Denis, France
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Luc de HaroCentre Antipoison et de Toxicovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie clinique, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite (APHM), Marseille, France;Groupe de travail Toxicovigilance des Médicaments, ANSM, Saint Denis, France;Comité de Coordination de Toxicovigilance, Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS), Saint Maurice, France;Commission nationale des Stupéfiants et Psychotropes, ANSM, Saint Denis, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 819-822 | Received 25 Feb 2015, Accepted 13 Jul 2015, Published online: 04 Aug 2015

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