Case report ― Zomepirac suicide

Case report ― Zomepirac suicide

A suicidal death is described involving zomepirac sodium. The postmortem blood concentration of zomepirac was 152 mg/L. An antemortem specimen obtained nine hours prior to death had a zomepirac concentration of 286 mg/L. An ultraviolet spectrophotometer was utilized for quantitation of the drug. Con...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of analytical toxicology 1983-09, Vol.7 (5), p.223-224
Hauptverfasser: BACKER, R. C, KSHIRSAGAR, V. H, SOPHER, I. M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Analgesics - poisoning
Blood levels
Drugs
Female
Gas chromatography
Humans
Pyrroles - poisoning
Quantitation
Sodium
Suicide
Tolmetin - analogs & derivatives
Tolmetin - blood
Tolmetin - poisoning
U.V. radiation
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Zusammenfassung:A suicidal death is described involving zomepirac sodium. The postmortem blood concentration of zomepirac was 152 mg/L. An antemortem specimen obtained nine hours prior to death had a zomepirac concentration of 286 mg/L. An ultraviolet spectrophotometer was utilized for quantitation of the drug. Confirmation of the zomepirac was made by gas chromatography.
ISSN:0146-4760
1945-2403
DOI:10.1093/jat/7.5.223