Citation

Kalin JR, Wood KM, Lee AJ. J. Anal. Toxicol. 1994; 18(3): 180-182.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Preston Publications)

DOI

10.1093/jat/18.3.180

PMID

8065130

Abstract

This report describes a possible suicide by overdosage with diltiazem. The decreased, a 39-year-old male who had been under treatment for an unidentified heart condition, was discovered on the bathroom floor in his residence. Comprehensive drug screens performed on available postmortem specimens revealed the presence of 6.9 mg/L diltiazem, 0.182 g/100 mL ethanol, and a trace of propranolol in blood, and 4.7 mg/L diltiazem and 0.251 g/100 mL ethanol in urine.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Chromatography, Gas; Chromatography, Thin Layer; Diltiazem; Ethanol; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Male; Suicide