title: Clozapine tissue concentrations following an apparent suicidal overdose of Clozaril.
abstract: Clozapine is a tricyclic dibenzodiazepine derivative that is classified as an "atypical" antipsychotic drug. A 25-year-old male was brought to a hospital emergency room following the ingestion of an estimated 20 100-mg tablets of clozapine. After several hours in the hospital, the patient died. The cause of death was listed as acute clozapine intoxication. It was also noted upon autopsy that the patient had an unusual eosinophilic myocarditis. The toxicological and pathological findings are presented in this report.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Sciences Toxicology Laboratory, Oakland, California 94609.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Meeker
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Som
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D003024:Clozapine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000378:metabolism; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C058272:norclozapine; D003024:Clozapine