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Suicide by Ingestion of Propranolol

1982; Wiley; Volume: 27; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1520/jfs11469j

1556-4029

James W. Jones, M. A. Clark, Brendan Mullen,

Poisoning and overdose treatments

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.