TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - Citalopram in forensic samples. Citalopram concentrations in samples from legal autopsies and from living persons in connection with traffic accidents or cases of violence in Denmark 1989-1996 JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger A1 - Worm, K. A1 - Dragsholt, C. A1 - Simonsen, K. W. A1 - Kringsholm, B. SP - 4291 EP - 4292 VL - 161 IS - 30 N2 - Citalopram was found in 92 autopsy cases and 27 cases from living persons and the concentrations are described. A range of 6.2-19 mumol/kg whole blood was found in cases where citalopram alone was the cause of death and a range of 1.9-16 mumol/kg whole blood in cases, where citalopram together with other compounds were considered to be the cause of death. In autopsy cases toxic concentrations were in the range 1.2-2.8 mumol/kg whole blood and concentrations between 0:09 and 1.9 mumol/kg were considered therapeutic. In cases from living persons the citalopram concentrations in whole blood were 0.06-0.9 mumol/kg.
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