title: Acute overdose of zolpidem.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny County Department of Laboratories, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Winek
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Wahba
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rozin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rafizadeh
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D011725:Pyridines; D000077334:Zolpidem