Fatality resulting from cyclizine overdose.
A case involving an overdose fatality of cyclizine is presented. Toxicological analysis revealed a cyclizine blood concentration of 80 micrograms/mL. The drug was quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Qualitative analyses of urine and stomach contents were performed.
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Office of the Medical Investigator for the State of New Mexico, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87106.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003501:Cyclizine / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans
D003501:Cyclizine