L. Danzig
Jan 13, 1955
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The New England journal of medicine
Abstract
THE thiocyanates have been used widely in the treatment of hypertension.1 They produce a significant drop in blood pressure in about 50 per cent of patients, and they often succeed in controlling hypertensive headaches that are resistant to other forms of treatment.2 A serious drawback to their use, however, has been the high frequency of serious toxic effects, some of which have been fatal.3 It has been estimated that 14,000 pounds of this drug were consumed in the United States for medicinal purposes alone in 1952.4 Its use in foreign countries is estimated to be even greater. The toxic reactions . . .