Warren S E, Swerdlin A R, Steinberg S M
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1979 May;25(5 Pt 1):624-7. doi: 10.1002/cpt1979255part1624.
Coma due to ammonium chloride used in the treatment of severe metabolic alkalosis is reported in a patient with normal hepatic and renal function. All symptoms resolved following discontinuance. Ammonium chloride should be abandoned as a treatment for metabolic alkalosis.