Assessing the stability of drugs of abuse and pharmaceuticals in postmortem blood samples
The study highlights the significant impact of long-term storage on drug concentrations in PM blood, emphasizing the need for careful consideration of storage intervals when reanalysis of samples is requested for forensic purposes. The findings underscore the importance of understanding degradation patterns for the accurate interpretation of toxicological results in medicolegal investigations.
Authors
- Guido Pelletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-1758)
- Susi Pelotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-8885)
- Arianna Giorgetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0441-9787)
- Rafael Boscolo-Berto
- Susan Mohamed
- Jennifer Pascali
- Alessia Giampietro
- Jacopo Lenzi
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17219/acem/208126
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00