Toxicological Analysis of Sulpiride in a Lethal Poisoning Case

Published: Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Volume 23, Number 4, July/August 1999, pp.294-296.

Case Report

Toxicological Analysis of Sulpiride in a Lethal Poisoning Case
Pok P. Rop, Marie H. Sournac, Isabelle Elie, Joëlle Burle, and Monique Fornaris

A fatality following ingestion of sulpiride is presented. The drug was identified and quantitated in postmortem blood by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. The concentration was
38 µg/mL, which was in excess of 34 times the therapeutic concentration of sulpiride. For other associated drugs, their concentrations were in their therapeutic ranges.

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