A fatal case of poisoning related to new cathinone designer drugs, 4-methoxy PV8, PV9, and 4-methoxy PV9, and a dissociative agent, diphenidine. Issue 5 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kudo, Keiko; Usumoto, Yosuke; Kikura-Hanajiri, Ruri; Sameshima, Naomi; Tsuji, Akiko; Ikeda, Noriaki
• Is Part Of: Legal medicine. Volume 17:Issue 5(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 421
• Page End: 426
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine légale -- Périodiques; Medical jurisprudence; Periodicals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2015.06.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1344-6223

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0005">This is the first case report which describes a fatal poisoning case related to 3 cathinone derivatives, 4-methoxy PV8, PV9, and 4-methoxy PV9, and a dissociative agent, diphenidine.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Sensitive and reliable method to determine all these drugs together with 3 benzodiazepines and their metabolites in biological fluids was established by LC–MS/MS using the modified QuEChERS method.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>