Fatal meprobamate self-poisoning.
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serval:BIB_94B1A796275A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Fatal meprobamate self-poisoning.
Journal
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology : Official Publication of the National Association of Medical Examiners
ISSN
0195-7910[print], 0195-7910[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1988
Volume
9
Number
2
Pages
139-140
Language
english
Abstract
A case involving a suicidal overdose resulting from the ingestion of 90 tablets (400 mg) of meprobamate is presented. The drug was quantified using a gas chromatograph equipped with a flame ionization detector (FID). While the blood level was 204.6 micrograms/ml, the maximum concentration was found in the heart (708 micrograms/g), confirming the cardiac toxicity of meprobamate. Other drugs were not detected.
Keywords
Adult, Bile/analysis, Chromatography, Gas, Humans, Liver/analysis, Male, Meprobamate/analysis, Meprobamate/poisoning, Muscles/analysis, Myocardium/analysis, Suicide
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