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
Hauptverfasser: Remakus, B L, Kessel, L J, Trichtinger, M D, Montgomery, P, Griffiths, J P
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Sprache:eng
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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." 1 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 . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198106183042512