Abstract
DATA in the literature point to tranquillizers as drugs having a certain influence on the responsiveness to infections. Patients treated with reserpine or chlorpromazine have decreased resistance to infectious diseases1,2.
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VECCHIO, A., BOLIS, L. Depressing Activity of Meprobamate on the Reticulo-Endothelial System. Nature 187, 513–514 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187513a0
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