title: A report of suicide involving verapamil.
abstract: A case of fatal poisoning of an adult man with verapamil, the active component of ISOPTIN, is presented. Quantitative analyses were carried out using HPLC and GC, and results were compared. Verapamil was determined in stomach and liver specimens and in blood. A remarkably high concentration of this drug was found in the blood sample.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Research, Cracow, Poland.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Janowska
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chudzikiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects; D013405:Suicide; D014700:Verapamil / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D014700:Verapamil