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A death involving propranolol (Inderal)
Clinical Toxicology
|January 1, 1977
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A cardiac patient died from a massive overdose of propranolol (Inderal). Autopsy and toxicology confirmed the fatal propranolol ingestion, despite no anatomical cause of death.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Toxicology
- Cardiology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- A 35-year-old female with a history of cardiac issues was discovered deceased.
- The patient was prescribed propranolol (Inderal) at 40 mg twice daily for cardiac management.
Abstract:
A 35-year-old female with a history of cardiac problems was found dead. She had been prescribed 40 mg of propranolol (Inderal) to be taken twice daily. Autopsy revealed the presence of a green liquid in the stomach, but there was no anatomic cause of death. Toxicologic analyses of appropriate body fluids confirmed the suspicion that the deceased had ingested a massive overdose of propranolol.