TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - A fatal case due to cough syrup abuse
JO  - Soudni Lekarstvi -  Czecho-Slovak Pathology and Forensic Medicine
A1  - Kinoshita, H.
A1  - Tanaka, N.
A1  - Jamal, M.
A1  - Kumihashi, M.
A1  - Okuzono, R.
A1  - Ameno, K.
SP  - 69
EP  - 70
VL  - 57
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0371-1854
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -