Postmortem citalopram concentrations: alone or along with other compounds

LJ Segura, B Bravo - Journal of forensic sciences, 2004 - astm.org
LJ Segura, B Bravo
Journal of forensic sciences, 2004astm.org
Citalopram, an antidepressant whose use has become more widespread in Spain in recent
years participates directly and indirectly in the lethal mechanism in voluntary and involuntary
poisonings. There were 30 cases of autopsies in the Madrid region where citalopram and
other psychoactive substances (psychotropic drugs, alcohol, opiates) were detected in the
corpses. The postmortem citalopram levels in relation to the manner and mechanism of
death were evaluated, and a significant difference between the toxic and nontoxic cases (p< …
Citalopram, an antidepressant whose use has become more widespread in Spain in recent years participates directly and indirectly in the lethal mechanism in voluntary and involuntary poisonings. There were 30 cases of autopsies in the Madrid region where citalopram and other psychoactive substances (psychotropic drugs, alcohol, opiates) were detected in the corpses. The postmortem citalopram levels in relation to the manner and mechanism of death were evaluated, and a significant difference between the toxic and nontoxic cases (p < 0.01) was found. We studied the citalopram blood levels alone and along with other psychoactive products, and these cases were then further divided into those where the compounds were at deadly levels and those which were not. We found a range of citalopram levels between 0.37 and 0.83 µg/mL in which some cases were associated with citalopram toxicity and others were not. Citalopram blood levels of less than 0.35 µg/mL did not lead to fatal poisoning when it was the sole substance detected.
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