Dystonic reactions in Central Africa due to falsified diazepam tablets containing haloperidol
Channel: F1000
Date: 31/05/2016

Nicolas Peyraud from MSF Switzerland describes a large epidemic of dystonic reactions in Congo due to falsified diazepam tablets containing haloperidol. In particular, he describes the outbreak investigation and shows the results obtained from a retrospective analysis of 267 patients. Limitations, main points and lesson learned are discussed in his slides.

Slides are available to download here:
http://f1000research.com/slides/5-917

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