A fatal ingestion of sparteine and meprobamate: medicolegal and toxicological data. 1989

P Mangin, and P Kintz, and A Tracqui, and B Ludes, and A A Lugnier, and A J Chaumont

A case of suicidal overdose from the ingestion of Palpipax (meprobamate and sparteine) is presented. The drugs were quantified in biological fluids and tissues using gas chromatography. The blood concentrations of meprobamate and sparteine were found to be 88.2 and 40.4 micrograms/ml, respectively. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008620 Meprobamate A carbamate with hypnotic, sedative, and some muscle relaxant properties, although in therapeutic doses reduction of anxiety rather than a direct effect may be responsible for muscle relaxation. Meprobamate has been reported to have anticonvulsant actions against petit mal seizures, but not against grand mal seizures (which may be exacerbated). It is used in the treatment of ANXIETY DISORDERS, and also for the short-term management of INSOMNIA but has largely been superseded by the BENZODIAZEPINES. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p603) Dapaz,Equanil,Meprospan,Miltown,Méprobamate Richard,Tranmep,Visano
D011041 Poisoning A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent. Poisonings
D002849 Chromatography, Gas Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix. Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001344 Autopsy Postmortem examination of the body. Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations
D013034 Sparteine A quinolizidine alkaloid isolated from several FABACEAE including LUPINUS; SPARTIUM; and CYTISUS. It has been used as an oxytocic and an anti-arrhythmia agent. It has also been of interest as an indicator of CYP2D6 genotype. 7,14-Methano-2H,6H-dipyrido(1,2-a:1',2'-e)(1,5)diazocine, dodecahydro-, (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-,Lupinidin,Lupinidine,Pachycarpine,D-sparteine,Depasan Retard,Genisteine Alkaloid,L-Sparteine,Pachycarpine Sulfate (1:1), Pentahydrate, (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Hydrochloride, (7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Hydrochloride, (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Hydroiodide, (7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Monohydrochloride, (7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Monohydroiodide, (7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Sulfate,Sparteine Sulfate (1:1), (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14aalpha))-Isomer,Sparteine Sulfate (1:1), (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine Sulfate Anhydrous,Sparteine, (+)-Isomer,Sparteine, (-)-Isomer,Sparteine, (7R-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine, (7R-(7alpha,7abeta,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine, (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14aalpha))-Isomer,Sparteine, (7S-(7alpha,7aalpha,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,Sparteine, (7S-(7alpha,7abeta,14alpha,14abeta))-Isomer,alpha-Isosparteine,beta-Isosparteine,Anhydrous, Sparteine Sulfate,Sulfate Anhydrous, Sparteine,alpha Isosparteine,beta Isosparteine
D013405 Suicide The act of killing oneself. Suicides

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