Carisoprodol concentrations from different anatomical sites: three overdose cases.

Author(s): Backer RC, Zumwalt R, McFeeley P, Veasey S, Wohlenberg N

Affiliation(s): Office of the Medical Investigator, State of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

Publication date & source: 1990-09, J Anal Toxicol., 14(5):332-4.

Publication type: Case Reports

Three cases involving overdoses of carisoprodol are presented. Concentrations of carisoprodol and its major metabolite meprobamate, were determined in urine, vitreous humor, heart, and femoral blood. All drugs were quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).