Butriptyline (Evadyne) and the Mexican Connection
To the Editor: The medical clinics of Mexicali, Mexico, are well known for their vast assortment of "wonder drugs." A recent article exposed such "treatment" as "a fraud... [and] a money-making scheme established without concern for the well being of the patient." 1 We...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 1981-06, Vol.304 (25), p.1543-1544 |
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Zusammenfassung: | To the Editor:
The medical clinics of Mexicali, Mexico, are well known for their vast assortment of "wonder drugs." A recent article exposed such "treatment" as "a fraud... [and] a money-making scheme established without concern for the well being of the patient."
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We have recently interviewed patients who appear to be among thousands of unsuspecting Americans with chronic chest pain who travel regularly to these clinics to obtain butriptyline (Evadyne), a drug that is being dispensed as an antianginal medication.
In reality, butriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that is unavailable in the United States and Canada and that differs from . . . |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM198106183042512 |