Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of nearly 1,000 drugs and other xenobiotics

M Schulz, S Iwersen-Bergmann, H Andresen… - Critical care, 2012 - Springer
Introduction In order to assess the significance of drug levels measured in intensive care
medicine, clinical and forensic toxicology, as well as for therapeutic drug monitoring, it is …

Therapeutic and toxic blood concentrations of more than 800 drugs and other xenobiotics

M Schulz, A Schmoldt - Die Pharmazie-An International Journal …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
In order to assess the significance of drug levels measured in clinical and forensic toxicology
as well as for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) it is essential that good collections of data …

Tramadol intoxication: a review of 114 cases

S Shadnia, K Soltaninejad, K Heydari… - Human & …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Tramadol as a centrally acting analgesic is extensively used in the management of
moderate to severe pain. It slightly affects opioid receptors and inhibits the reuptake of …

Adverse drug interactions involving common prescription and over-the-counter analgesic agents

EV Hersh, A Pinto, PA Moore - Clinical therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Eight analgesic preparations with approved indications for acute pain were
among the top 200 drugs prescribed in the United States in 2006. In addition, an estimated …

Factors related to seizure in tramadol poisoning and its blood concentration

F Taghaddosinejad, O Mehrpour, R Afshari… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - Springer
This study examines the relation between seizure and plasma tramadol concentration in
patients with tramadol poisoning, as a novel centrally acting analgesic used for the treatment …

Fatal intoxication due to tramadol alone: case report and review of the literature

K De Decker, J Cordonnier, W Jacobs, V Coucke… - Forensic science …, 2008 - Elsevier
Poisoning may also lead to both coma and multiple organ failure, also in youngsters without
a known major medical history. As not all toxic agents are routinely screened when a …

Fatal overdoses of tramadol: is benzodiazepine a risk factor of lethality?

F Clarot, JP Goulle, E Vaz, B Proust - Forensic science international, 2003 - Elsevier
Tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic agent used in the treatment of mild to moderate
pain. It has a low affinity to opioid receptors and inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrin and …

Alprazolam is relatively more toxic than other benzodiazepines in overdose

GK Isbister, L O'Regan, D Sibbritt… - British journal of clinical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To describe alprazolam poisoning and the relative toxicity of alprazolam compared
with other benzodiazepines. Methods A database of consecutive poisoning admissions to a …

Toxicological interactions between alcohol and benzodiazepines

E Tanaka - Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Background: We review recent findings on the toxicological interactions between alcohol
(ethanol) and benzodiazepines, and the combined use of benzodiazepines and alcohol in …

Evaluation of postmortem redistribution phenomena for commonly encountered drugs

E Han, E Kim, H Hong, S Jeong, J Kim, S In… - Forensic Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
We described the findings of a study into the post-mortem redistribution (PMR) of 76 drugs
found in 129 drug-related cases between 2006 and 2009. Seventy six drugs (psychotropic …