Objective Meprobamate self-poisoning has been reported as potentially inducing
hypotension. We examined the incidence and causes of hypotension induced by this …

A case is described in which voluntary ingestion of 72 g meprobamate (mpb) was
complicated by shock ascribed to cardiac failure and vasodilation, documented by …

Meprobamate poisoning are serious and sometimes fatal. Faced with a potential stop of
marketing, we conducted a multicenter retrospective study to assess the severity criteria …

Meprobamate is a carbamate, main active metabolite of carisoprodol [1], used as an
anxiolytic agent and prescribed in Europe and the USA. Carisoprodol is a prescribed …

A 51 year-old hypertensive woman,(78 kg, 1.55 m) with a history of at least one prior suicide
attempt by overmedication, was last seen alive at 0520. At this time she was lying on the …

We report four cases of severe meprobamate intoxication. Maximal plasma levels reached
800 (176), 816 (180), 863 (190) and 923 umol/1 (203 mg/1). All patients survived without …

Acute Meprobamate Poisoning Page 1 Acute Meprobamate Poisoning A Fatal Case Following
a Lucid Interval CPT Edwin H. Jenis, MC, USA; CPT Ronald J. Payne, MC, USA; and Leo R …

A patient with severe meprobamate poisoning presented within 4 h after suicidal ingestion of
an unknown amount of the drug. The patient was unconscious, unresponsive, and …

Meprobamate, a widely used sedative, causes an increasing percentage of poisonings, 1
although deaths have been rare. 2, 3 Individual patient response varies—death has been …

We report a case of massive suicidal overdose of meprobamate leading to cardiovascular
collapse, respiratory failure, and severe central nervous system depression. We observed …