PMID- 9547415
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980515
LR  - 20190512
IS  - 0146-4760 (Print)
IS  - 0146-4760 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
DP  - 1998 Mar-Apr
TI  - Recent paramethoxyamphetamine deaths.
PG  - 169-72
AB  - Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) is a methoxylated phenethylamine derivative that has 
      been used illicitly in Australia since late 1994. It is purportedly sold under 
      the guise of "ecstasy", which is the colloquial name for 
      methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Methods for extraction, identification, and 
      quantitation are presented. Toxicology findings in six fatalities involving the 
      drug are discussed. Femoral blood PMA levels ranged from 0.24 to 4.9 mg/L (mean, 
      2.3 mg/L). Liver PMA levels ranged from 1.4 to 21 mg/kg (mean, 8.9 mg/kg). Other 
      amphetamines were found in five of the six cases. Blood PMA levels in three 
      nonfatal cases are also presented. PMA appeared to be more toxic than MDMA, and 
      blood levels greater than 0.5 mg/L seemed likely to be associated with toxic 
      effects.
FAU - Felgate, H E
AU  - Felgate HE
AD  - Forensic Science, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
FAU - Felgate, P D
AU  - Felgate PD
FAU - James, R A
AU  - James RA
FAU - Sims, D N
AU  - Sims DN
FAU - Vozzo, D C
AU  - Vozzo DC
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Anal Toxicol
JT  - Journal of analytical toxicology
JID - 7705085
RN  - 0 (Central Nervous System Stimulants)
RN  - 0 (paramethoxymethamphetamine)
RN  - 44RAL3456C (Methamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Central Nervous System Stimulants/analysis/blood/*poisoning
MH  - Fatal Outcome
MH  - Female
MH  - Forensic Medicine
MH  - Humans
MH  - Liver/chemistry
MH  - Male
MH  - Methamphetamine/*analogs & derivatives/analysis/blood/poisoning
MH  - Poisoning/blood/*etiology/pathology
EDAT- 1998/04/21 00:00
MHDA- 1998/04/21 00:01
CRDT- 1998/04/21 00:00
PHST- 1998/04/21 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/04/21 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/04/21 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1093/jat/22.2.169 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Anal Toxicol. 1998 Mar-Apr;22(2):169-72. doi: 10.1093/jat/22.2.169.