A fatal case of mexiletine intoxication in a 25-year-old Korean man

ConclusionsThe current result was determined to be a fatal overdose of mexiletine in a young Korean man withCYP2D6 homozygous for the wild allele. A genotyping of CYP2D6 may predict the fatal dose of mexiletine in individuals.
Source: Forensic Toxicology - Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research