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A fatality involving metaxalone.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15749367     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case is presented of a 54-year-old white female found dead in a secured apartment. Postmortem toxicologic analysis of the heart blood identified acetaminophen (97 mg/L), citalopram (0.4 mg/L), gabapentin (24 mg/L) and metaxalone (21 mg/L). The metaxalone concentration is within the range of previously reported fatalities involving metaxalone. The medical examiner ruled that the cause of death was metaxalone and gabapentin intoxication and the manner of death was suicide.
Authors:
Karla A Moore; Barry Levine; David Fowler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Forensic science international     Volume:  149     ISSN:  0379-0738     ISO Abbreviation:  Forensic Sci. Int.     Publication Date:  2005 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-07     Completed Date:  2005-05-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902034     Medline TA:  Forensic Sci Int     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland, 111 Penn St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. kamoore2@juno.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amines / poisoning
Analgesics / poisoning
Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / poisoning
Female
Humans
Liver / chemistry
Middle Aged
Muscle Relaxants, Central / analysis,  poisoning*
Oxazolidinones / analysis,  poisoning*
Suicide
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / poisoning
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amines; 0/Analgesics; 0/Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; 0/Muscle Relaxants, Central; 0/Oxazolidinones; 1665-48-1/metaxalone; 56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; 60142-96-3/gabapentin

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