A fatal ingestion of sparteine and meprobamate: medicolegal and toxicological data.

Abstract

A case of suicidal overdose from the ingestion of Palpipax (meprobamate and sparteine) is presented. The drugs were quantified in biological fluids and tissues using gas chromatography. The blood concentrations of meprobamate and sparteine were found to be 88.2 and 40.4 micrograms/ml, respectively. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature.