Acute overdose of zolpidem.
Zolpidem (Ambien) is an imidazopyridine hypnotic recently introduced in the USA. We report a case of a fatal overdose of Ambien. A 68-year-old female ingested at least 30 tablets of 10 mg Ambien (300 mg). She was found dead at home. Toxicological analyses revealed blood concentration of 4.1, 19.3 and 2.3 micrograms/ml of zolpidem, meprobamate and carisoprodol, respectively.
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Allegheny County Department of Laboratories, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
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Janssen
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Rozin
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D000368:Aged; D062787:Drug Overdose; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000077334:Zolpidem
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D000077334:Zolpidem