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The elimination half-life of eletriptan is about 4 hours [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)], therefore monitoring of patients after overdose with eletriptan should continue for at least 20 hours or longer while symptoms or signs persist. | |||
There is no specific antidote to eletriptan. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:52, 10 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overdosage
The elimination half-life of eletriptan is about 4 hours [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)], therefore monitoring of patients after overdose with eletriptan should continue for at least 20 hours or longer while symptoms or signs persist.
There is no specific antidote to eletriptan.
It is unknown what effect hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis has on the serum concentration of eletriptan.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.