Discrimination Between Drug Abuse and Medical Therapy : Case report of a tranylcypromine overdose-related fatality

Discrimination Between Drug Abuse and Medical Therapy : Case report of a tranylcypromine overdose-related fatality

Tranylcypromine is an effective antidepressant from the class of monoamine oxidase inhibitors and is structurally related to amphetamine. However, reports differ regarding the potential metabolism of tranylcypromine to amphetamine and methamphetamine within the human body. We report a 25-year-old wo...

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Main Authors: Maryam Akhgari, Farzaneh Jokar, Afshar Etemadi-Aleagha, Ali Ghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2017-05-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
tranylcypromine
amphetamine
metabolism
forensic toxicology
substance abuse detection
case report
iran.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2209

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