K. Worm et al., CITALOPRAM CONCENTRATIONS IN SAMPLES FROM AUTOPSIES AND LIVING PERSONS, International journal of legal medicine, 111(4), 1998, pp. 188-190
Concentrations of citalopram in medicolegal samples from 92 autopsies
and 27 living persons are described. In autopsy cases in which citalop
ram alone was the cause of death, concentrations ranged from 2.0 to 6.
2 mg/kg whole blood. In autopsy cases in which citalopram together wit
h other substances was considered to be the cause of death, the concen
trations of citalopram ranged from 0.6 to 5.2 mg/kg whole blood. In au
topsy cases toxic concentrations ranged from 0.4 to 0.9 mg/kg whole bl
ood and therapeutic concentrations from 0.03 to 0.6 mg/kg whole blood.
In samples from living persons the concentrations of citalopram in wh
ole blood were 0.02 to 0.3 mg/kg.