TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - Forensic epidemiologic analysis of the cause of an unexpected teen suicide following ingestion of mis-dispensed isosorbide mononitrate JO - Forensic science international: reports A1 - Freeman, M. D. SP - e100093 EP - e100093 VL - 2 IS - N2 - A 17 year-old previously healthy male committed suicide approximately 1 day after ingesting isosorbide mononitrate, an organic nitrate drug used to treat symptoms of coronary artery disease. The drug had been mis-dispensed by a pharmacy in place of a prescribed anti-inflammatory. In the presented case study, a 3-step probabilistic causal analysis was used to evaluate the most likely cause of the suicide, suitable for presentation in a legal setting as evidence of causation on a more probable than not (> 50 % probable) basis.
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LA - en SN - 2665-9107 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100093 ID - ref1 ER -