Fatal intoxication by dextromoramide: a report on two cases

Two cases involving an overdose resulting from the abuse of dextromoramide are presented. The drug was quantified with a gas chromatograph equipped with a nitrogen phosphorous detector (NPD). The whole blood dextromoramide concentrations were 984.3 ng/mL for case 1 and 871.1 ng/mL for case 2. No cor...

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Published inJournal of analytical toxicology Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 238
Main Authors Kintz, P, Tracqui, A, Mangin, P, Lugnier, A A, Chaumont, A J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.1989
Subjects
Adult
Dextromoramide - pharmacokinetics
Dextromoramide - poisoning
Female
Humans
Male
Tissue Distribution
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Summary:Two cases involving an overdose resulting from the abuse of dextromoramide are presented. The drug was quantified with a gas chromatograph equipped with a nitrogen phosphorous detector (NPD). The whole blood dextromoramide concentrations were 984.3 ng/mL for case 1 and 871.1 ng/mL for case 2. No correlations could be established with the postmortem levels in blood and in bile.
ISSN:0146-4760
DOI:10.1093/jat/13.4.238