title: Confirmed glyburide poisoning from ingestion of "street Valium".
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pharmaceuticals with little to no abuse potential are often sold surreptitiously as drugs of abuse on the street. Anecdotally, sulfonylureas are suspected to be commonly sold as "street Valium."
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients presented with altered mental status and persistent hypoglycemia requiring continuous intravenous dextrose, in the context of suspected attempted benzodiazepine abuse. Supratherapeutic glyburide levels of 1198 and 647 ng/mL were measured in these patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These are two cases of glyburide poisonings from ingestion of "street Valium" that have been confirmed by laboratory testing.
authors: California Poison Control System, San Francisco Division, San Francisco, California 94143-1369, USA.
authors: Derrick D
authors: DD
authors: Lung
authors: Roy R
authors: RR
authors: Gerona
authors: Alan H B
authors: AH
authors: Wu
authors: Craig G
authors: CG
authors: Smollin
mesh_terms: D058110:Counterfeit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D003975:Diazepam; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D005905:Glyburide / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D058110:Counterfeit Drugs; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D003975:Diazepam; D005905:Glyburide