Case report: Fatal poisoning caused by additive effects of two barbiturates

• Main Authors: Sella Takei (Author), Hiroshi Kinoshita (Author), Mostofa Jamal (Author), Mitsuru Kumihashi (Author), Tadayoshi Yamashita (Author), Etsuko Tanaka (Author), Sachiko Kawahara (Author), Hiroko Abe (Author), Kunihiko Tsutsui (Author), Shoji Kimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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A case of fatal poisoning involving multiple psychotropic drugs is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis showed femoral blood concentrations of pentobarbital, phenobarbital, duloxetine, acetaminophen and tramadol were 10.39, 22.57, 0.22, 0.61 and 0.22 μg/ml, respectively. We concluded that...