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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and topiramate—clinically relevant drug interaction suggested by a case of coma and increased plasma GHB concentration

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Weiss, T., Müller, D., Marti, I. et al. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and topiramate—clinically relevant drug interaction suggested by a case of coma and increased plasma GHB concentration. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 69, 1193–1194 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-012-1450-z

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