A fatality involving two unusual compounds--zolpidem and acepromazine.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_0C967CF064AE
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
A fatality involving two unusual compounds--zolpidem and acepromazine.
Journal
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology : Official Publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners
Author(s)
Tracqui A., Kintz P., Mangin P.
ISSN
0195-7910[print], 0195-7910[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1993
Volume
14
Number
4
Pages
309-312
Language
english
Abstract
A fatality due to ingestion of zolpidem, a recently developed nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic, and acepromazine, a phenothiazine sedative used in veterinary practice, is reported. Both drugs were identified and quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. Zolpidem and acepromazine blood concentrations were 3.29 and 2.40 micrograms/ml, respectively. It is the first report of a death involving either of these two drugs. The results are discussed in the light of the existing literature and may suggest a reciprocal potentiation of the toxic effects of zolpidem and phenothiazines.
Keywords
Acepromazine/blood, Acepromazine/poisoning, Adult, Bile/chemistry, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Coma/chemically induced, Female, Gastrointestinal Contents/chemistry, Humans, Hypnotics and Sedatives/poisoning, Immunoassay, Pyridines/blood, Pyridines/poisoning, Suicide
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