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Published:
Journal of Analytical Toxicology,
ISSN 0146-4760,
Volume 26,
Number 1, April 2002, pp. 123-126
CASE REPORT: Blood Concentration of Milnacipran in a Case
of a Fatal Automobile Accident
Pok P. Rop, Marie H. Sournac, Joelle Burle, Monique
Fornaris, and Philippe E. Coiffait
Laboratoire de Police Scientifique de Marseille, 97, boulevard Camille Flammarion-13248,
Marseille, France
A fatal automobile accident involving milnacipran and ethyl alcohol
is reported. The drug was identified and quantitated in blood by high-performance
liquid chromatography–diode-array detection. The concentration of milnacipran
in peripheral blood was 3.15 µg/mL exceeded 10.5 times the therapeutic
concentration. The blood ethyl alcohol level was 1.3 g/L.
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