RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intractable hiccup: baclofen and nifedipine are worth trying
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 36
OP 36
DO 10.1136/dtb.28.9.36
VO 28
IS 9
YR 1990
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/28/9/36.abstract
AB The standard drugs to treat persistent hiccups are chlorpromazine haloperidol (BNF 4.2.1) and other dopamine antagonists.1 These are not always effective, especially when given b mouth, and it is therefore worth noting several reports that baclofen and nifedipine can each be successful.