First reported fatalities associated with the 'research chemical' 2-methoxydiphenidine

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 287-293

  Elliott, Simon P ^a   Brandt, Simon D ^b   Wallach, Jason ^c   Morris, Hamilton ^d   Kavanagh, Pierce V ^e  

^a Inverness Medical Innovations   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYDIPHENIDINE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; ETIRACETAM; ILLICIT DRUG; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; RISPERIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1-(1-(2-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-PHENYLETHYL)PIPERIDINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; AUTOPSY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG FATALITY; EPILEPSY; FALLING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; ISOMER; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLITE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRESCRIPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; BLOOD; FATALITY; INTOXICATION;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERIDINES; POISONING;

EID: 84929112549     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkv006     Document Type: Article

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