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A report of suicide involving verapamil
E J Janowska1, E M Chudzikiewicz
1Institute of Forensic Research, Cracow, Poland.
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.