TY - JOUR PY - 1988// TI - Fatal meprobamate self-poisoning JO - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology A1 - Kintz, P. A1 - Tracqui, A. A1 - Mangin, Patrice A1 - Lugnier, A. A. SP - 139 EP - 140 VL - 9 IS - 2 N2 - 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.
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