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Aseptic meningitis associated with intravenous administration of dexchlorpheniramine.

Annales de medecine interne (2003-08-12)
Matthieu Lafaurie, Adrien Dixmier, Jean-Michel Molina
ABSTRACT

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis has been reported mainly with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulins and OKT3 antibodies. We describe today a very unusual reaction on intravenous dexchlorpheniramine with this case of aseptic meningitis.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Supelco
Chlorpheniramine Maleate, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material
Dexchlorpheniramine maleate, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Sigma-Aldrich
S-(+)-Chlorpheniramine maleate salt
Chlorphenamine maleate, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Sigma-Aldrich
(±)-Chlorpheniramine maleate salt, ≥99% (perchloric acid titration)