Possible role of pseudoephedrine and other over-the-counter cold medications in the deaths of very young children

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 487-490

  Wingert, William E ^a,b   Mundy, Lisa A ^a   Collins, Gary L ^a   Chmara, Edward S ^a  

^a Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^b MEO Toxicology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Infant deaths; Over the counter cold medications; Pediatric toxicology; Postmortem toxicology; Pseudoephedrine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BROMPHENIRAMINE; CARBINOXAMINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOXYLAMINE; NITROGEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PHOSPHORUS; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; BROMPHENIRAMINE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; COMMON COLD; DATABASES; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOXYLAMINE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EPHEDRINE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHILADELPHIA; PYRIDINES;

EID: 33847172349     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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