American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 596-602, June 2010

Topical antacid therapy for capsaicin-induced dermal pain: a poison center telephone-directed study

  • Susan Y. Kim-Katz, Pharm D

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
    • California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, UCSF Box 1369, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA. Tel.: +1 415 502 2058; fax: +1 415 502 6060.
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  • Ilene B. Anderson, Pharm D

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
    • California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
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  • Thomas E. Kearney, Pharm D

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
    • California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
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  • Conan MacDougall, Pharm D

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
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  • Karen S. Hudmon, DrPH, MS, BSPharm

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Purdue University, West, Lafayette, IN 47907-2103, USA
    • Previous association: Yale University School of Public Health.
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  • Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, CA 94143-1369, USA
    • Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-4924, USA

Received 5 December 2008; accepted 10 February 2009. published online 08 February 2010.

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 The study findings were presented as a poster at the 2002 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology conference in Palm Springs, Ca. In conjunction with this meeting, the findings were published in abstract form in the Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology [Kim SY, Anderson IB, Kearney TE. A prospective study evaluating the effectiveness of liquid antacid application for the treatment of capsaicin-induced dermatitis. (Abstract 56) J Toxicol-Clin Toxicol. 2002;40(5):621-622].

PII: S0735-6757(09)00081-3

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.02.007

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 596-602, June 2010

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