A case of overdose of Parstelin is described. The post-mortem findings, the forensic laboratory report, the discussion of the case, and the treatment in such a case of overdose are considered.
In the correspondence column of the British Medical Journal, MacCaig and Edmondson (1969) describe a case of a fit young man of 25 years who took 25 tablets of Parstelin and died 36 hours later. A similar case is described here.
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MacCaigJ. N.EdmondsonJ. S. (1969), Br. med. J., 2, 925.
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MatthewsH.LawsonA. A. (1970), Treatment of Common Acute Poisonings, 2nd ed., p. 68. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone.
