Two cases of fatal amlodipine overdose

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 346-350

  Sklerov, Jason H ^a   Levine, Barry ^a,b   Ingwersen, Kathleen M ^c   Aronica Pollack, Patricia A ^b   Fowler, David ^b  

^a Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b State of Maryland   (United States)

^c LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOXYLAMINE; ETHCHLORVYNOL; MEFENAMIC ACID; NICARDIPINE; NORVENLAFAXINE; OLMESARTAN; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; SALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG BILE LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESCRIPTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 33747685368     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.5.346     Document Type: Article

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