Drug Chem Toxicol 2012 Apr;35(2):232-4

Accidental intramuscular overdose administration of vincristine.

Patiroglu T, Unal E, Ozdemir MA, Karakukucu M, Mutlu FT.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.

Abstract

Vincristine (VCR) is a fundamental component of various chemotherapy protocols. Several reports of accidental intramuscular (i.m.) administration or overdose of VCR have been published in the medical literature. We report on an uneventful clinical course of both i.m. and overdose of VCR in a 6-year-old girl with Wilms' tumor. To prevent the administration of overdosed drug by the i.m. route accidentally, chemotherapy should be administrated only by experienced medical doctors.