title: Procainamide depleted tablets not a cause of death.
abstract: Sixteen apparently intact procainamide tablets, in varied stages of drug depletion, were found distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract of a man who died of arteriosclerotic heart disease with pulmonary complications. The tablets were found to contain procainamide by a thin layer chromatography system with cataloged compound identification characteristics. The drug was confirmed by ultraviolet spectrophotometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The concentration of the drug in the liver was in a therapeutic range and the drug was not attributed as contributing to the cause of death.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011342:Procainamide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D013607:Tablets; D011342:Procainamide