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Ubretid (distigmine bromide) taken to treat urinary retention prolongs the effect of suxamethonium

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology (B1), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan

    Shiroh Isono, Norihiro Shinozuka & Takashi Nishino

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Goro Fukami & Masaomi Iyo

  3. School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Kei Iizuka

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Isono, S., Iizuka, K., Fukami, G. et al. Ubretid (distigmine bromide) taken to treat urinary retention prolongs the effect of suxamethonium. J Anesth 22, 337 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-008-0630-6

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