A case series of individuals with analytically confirmed acute diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol (D2PM) toxicity

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-353

  Wood, David M ^a,b   Puchnarewicz, Malgorzata ^c   Johnston, Atholl ^d   Dargan, Paul I ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Diphenyl 2 pyrrolidinemethanol; Diphenylprolinol; Recreational drugs; Toxicological screening

Indexed keywords

BENZOPHENONE; DIPHENYL 2 PYRROLIDINEMETHANOL; RECREATIONAL DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MYDRIASIS; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PYRROLIDINES; STREET DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860309960     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-011-1142-0     Document Type: Article

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