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Kintz, P M.D.1; Tracqui, A M.D.1; Mangin, P M.D., Ph.D.1; Lugnier, A A J M.D., Ph.D.1,2
1From the Institute of Legal Medicine, Strasbourg, France
2From the Laboratory of Fundamental, Clinical, and Medical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Strasbourg, France
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 µg/ml, the maximum concentration was found in the heart (708 µg/g), confirming the cardiac toxicity of meprobamate. Other drugs were not detected
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