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Case Reports
. 1996 Apr 23;78(3):165-8.
doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01875-1.

Acute overdose of zolpidem

C L Winek  1 , W W Wahba, J K Janssen, L Rozin, V Rafizadeh
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Case Reports

Acute overdose of zolpidem

C L Winek et al. Forensic Sci Int. .

Abstract

Zolpidem (Ambien) is an imidazopyridine hypnotic recently introduced in the USA. We report a case of a fatal overdose of Ambien. A 68-year-old female ingested at least 30 tablets of 10 mg Ambien (300 mg). She was found dead at home. Toxicological analyses revealed blood concentration of 4.1, 19.3 and 2.3 micrograms/ml of zolpidem, meprobamate and carisoprodol, respectively.

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