Imidacloprid [1-(6-chloro-3pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine] is a new and potent nitromethylene insecticide with high insecticidal activity at very low application rates. It is the first highly effective insecticide that, like nicotine, acts on the nervous system, causing blockage of postsynaptic nicotinergic acetylcholine receptors. Two fatal cases with this insecticide in two male individuals...
The carbamate aldicarb (Temik®) is a highly toxic (LD50 = 0.9 mg/kg oral in rats) insecticide often used in agriculture. ; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T6W-4DK68RB-3/1/a5fec0cd2a0224e85fd7b7b966b66e96
Pesticides are used in most countries around the world to protect agricultural and horticultural crops against damage. Poisoning by these toxicant agents occurs as a result of misuse or accidental exposure, and also by oral ingestion (voluntary or not). ; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T6W-4CG2KCF-3/1/a984b74c115ed266957d3ffa34951b0b
Clobazam (Castillium®, Urbanil®), a benzodiazepine often used as an anxiolytic and in the treatment of epilepsy, is considered a relatively safe drug. The authors present a fatal case with a 49-year-old female, found dead at home. She had been undergoing psychiatric treatment and was a chronic alcoholic. The autopsy findings were unremarkable, except for multivisceral congestion, steatosis and a small piece of ...
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