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Physostigmine is the Antidote for Anticholinergic Syndrome

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    Philip W. Moore, J. J. Rasimas & J. W. Donovan

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Moore, P.W., Rasimas, J.J. & Donovan, J.W. Physostigmine is the Antidote for Anticholinergic Syndrome. J. Med. Toxicol. 11, 159–160 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-014-0442-z

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