Henrik Galust, Justin A Seltzer, Jeremy R Hardin, Nathan A Friedman, Alicia Minns
We report a rare domestic case of exposure to tianeptine and use of a novel, extended-release, six-armed, star-shaped, drug delivery capsule. A 40-year-old male with a history of depression, anxiety, ethanol, opioid, cannabis, and tobacco use disorders presented to the emergency department (ED) from a substance abuse residential recovery treatment program after developing hypertension, tachycardia, and tremor for two day. He used an extended-release, six-armed, star-shaped, drug delivery device he purchased online, filling each arm with 15 mg of tianeptine (90 mg total)...
December 2023: Toxicology Reports