ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1982
Page Count: 4

Suicide by Ingestion of Propranolol
Mullen, BL
Chief toxicologist and resident in pathology, National Naval Medical Center, MD

Jones, JW
Chief toxicologist and resident in pathology, National Naval Medical Center, MD

Clark, MA
Fellow in forensic pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, DC

(Received 24 April 1981; accepted 2 July 1981)

Abstract

A 60-year-old man with a one-year history of angina committed suicide by ingesting a three-month supply of propranolol. The postmortem anatomical and toxicologic findings are discussed, as is the mechanism of propranolol toxicity.

Keywords:
toxicology, suicide, propranolol, beta-adrenergic drugs

Paper ID: JFS11469J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11469J
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