Amantadine in Chinese ‘Cold and Flu’ tablets: the cause of psychosis in a healthy man

Alexander K.B. Turbayne; Tina T. Xu; Ashwin Swaminathan

doi:10.1111/imj.13780

Amantadine in Chinese ‘Cold and Flu’ tablets: the cause of psychosis in a healthy man

Alexander K.B. Turbayne, Tina T. Xu, Ashwin Swaminathan

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We report the case of a healthy young man presenting with severe druginduced psychosis after the ingestion of an overthecounter (OTC) Chinese Cold and Flu medication containing amantadine, an antiviral medication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-602
Number of pages	2
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	48
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13780
Publication status	Published - May 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Amantadine in Chinese ‘Cold and Flu’ tablets: the cause of psychosis in a healthy man

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