title: Fatal zipeprol intoxication.
abstract: A fatality resulting from ingestion of zipeprol is described. Capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was employed to quantify the drug in biological fluids and tissues. The femoral blood concentration of the drug was 2.85 mg/L. Hair analysis clearly indicated chronic drug abuse with a concentration of 7.34 ng/mg. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kintz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cirimele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tracqui
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D000996:Antitussive Agents; D010879:Piperazines; C013341:zipeprol