Carvedilol reverses hyperthermia and attenuates rhabdomyolysis induced by 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) in an animal model

Abstract

Objective: Hyperthermia is a potentially fatal manifestation of severe 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy) intoxication. No proven effective drug treatment exists to reverse this potentially life-threatening hyperthermia, likely because …