TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - GC/MS determination of zolpidem in postmortem specimens in a voluntary intoxication
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Keller, T.
A1  - Schneider, A.
A1  - Tutsch-Bauer, E.
SP  - 103
EP  - 108
VL  - 106
IS  - 2
N2  - An ingestion of an unknown quantity of Ivadal (zolpidem) tablets in a case of drug abuse is described. The authors report a new and fast method of analysing and determining the zolpidem concentration in postmortem specimens. Quantitation of zolpidem was performed by ethyl acetate extraction from alkalinized body fluids before GC/MS analysis. The analyses were performed without any complex sample clean-up steps and with little sample material. Postmortem concentrations of zolpidem in body fluids are given. The proposed method is a rapid procedure of analysis in cases of deliberate poisoning with the sedative-hypnotic drug, zolpidem.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -