Toxicological findings after fatal fenfluramine self-poisoning.
A fatal case involving the suicidal ingestion of fenfluramine is presented. The drug was quantified using gas chromatography. The blood concentration of fenfluramine was 7.46 mg l-1. Chronic use of fenfluramine was clearly demonstrated by the presence of drug in hair at 14.1 ng mg-1.
Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, France.
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D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans
D005277:Fenfluramine