Citation

Kinoshita H, Tanaka N, Jamal M, Kumihashi M, Okuzono R, Ameno K. Soud. Lek. 2012; 57(4): 69-70.

Vernacular Title

Fatální případ abusu sirupu proti kašli.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, Publisher Statni Zdravotnicke Nakladatelstvi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23121038

Abstract

We describe here a fatal abused case of cough syrup, containing chlorpheniramine and dihydrocodeine. Postmortem blood concentration of chlorpheniramine was above fatal levels, but dihydrocodeine concentration was within a therapeutic ranges, and those drug levels in blood were discussed from the viewpoint of forensic pharmacokinetics. We concluded that the cause death was due to the chlorpheniramine poisoning. Keywords: cough syrup abuse - chlorpheniramine - dihydrocodeine.

Language: en