Case report--zomepirac suicide.
A suicidal death is described involving zomepirac sodium. The postmortem blood concentration of zomepirac was 152 mg/L. An antemortem specimen obtained nine hours prior to death had a zomepirac concentration of 286 mg/L. An ultraviolet spectrophotometer was utilized for quantitation of the drug. Confirmation of the zomepirac was made by gas chromatography.
D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide; D014046:Tolmetin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*
D000700:Analgesics; D011758:Pyrroles; C020549:zomepirac; D014046:Tolmetin