GC/MS determination of zolpidem in postmortem specimens in a voluntary intoxication

被引:29
作者
Keller, T [1 ]
Schneider, A [1 ]
Tutsch-Bauer, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Paris Lodron Univ, Inst Forens Med, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
关键词
toxicology; drug abuse; Ivadal (R); zolpidem; overdose; GC/MS;
D O I
10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00185-1
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
An ingestion of an unknown quantity of Ivadal(R) (zolpidem) tablets in a case of drug abuse is described, The authors report a new and fast method of analysing and determining the zolpidem concentration in postmortem specimens, Quantitation of zolpidem was performed by ethyl acetate extraction from alkalinized body fluids before GC/MS analysis. The analyses were performed without any complex sample clean-up steps and with little sample material. Postmortem concentrations of zolpidem in body fluids are given. The proposed method is a rapid procedure of analysis in cases of deliberate poisoning with the sedative-hypnotic drug, zolpidem. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:103 / 108
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