ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1983
Page Count: 3

Driving Under the Influence of Phenobarbital
Pape, BE
Supervisor, chemist, and director, Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratory, Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri, MO

Johnson, CA
Supervisor, chemist, and director, Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratory, Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri, MO

Cary, PL
Supervisor, chemist, and director, Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratory, Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri, MO

Foltz, RL
Associate director, Center for Human Toxicology, University of Utah, UT

(Received 31 July 1982; accepted 30 August 1982)

Abstract

A driving-under-the-influence (DUI) case with an unusually high phenobarbital concentration is presented. Significant toxicologic findings include a blood phenobarbital level of 132 μg/mL. Toxicology data relevant to interpretation are discussed.

Keywords:
toxicology, phenobarbital, driving

Paper ID: JFS11535J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11535J
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