Department of Medicine, P.N.M. Hospital, Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 695 572.
*Corresponding address: Kiran Gopinath, Consultant Physician, P.N.M. Hospital, Killy, Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695 572, Ph.: +919349354470, e-mail: kirangopinathpanicker@rediffmail.com
Nitrazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine which has been used for insomnia as well as for anxiety states. The common side effects are drowsiness and respiratory depression. We report a case of severe prolonged hypotension requiring ionotropic support following nitrazepam overdose.
