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...
To describe the clinical features of paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA; "death") poisoning and to compare these with those of people with self-reported "ecstasy" poisoning.Retrospective casenote review.22 patients who presented to the Emergency Department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), a major ...
The article discusses some clinical cases which underscore adverse effects of Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) and Paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) in prisoners. It is stated that a recently released 24-year-old person ingested three tablets of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and died with severe ante...
Patients with PMA poisoning presented with tachycardia (64%), hyperthermia (temperature > 37.5 degrees C; 36%), coma (41%), seizures (32%), arrhythmias (23%), and QRS intervals > or = 100 ms (50%) with greater frequency and often greater severity than those with self-reported ecstasy ...
Two recent cases of death due to paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA), a methoxylated phenylethylamine derivative, are described and compared with a previous PMA death that occurred in this province in 1985. The deceased were 18 or 19 years of age and were reported to have ingested either methylenedioxy...
Hair analysis using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was performed and PMA was detected at a concentration of 20.1ng/mg after methanol extraction for 20h. This is the first report of the determination of PMA concentration in the hair from a drug abuser....
Fatal paramethoxy- amphetamine ( PMA ) poisoning in the Australian Capital Territory Ready , SET , go for academic surgery ?Smith, Timothy JFox, Carly MBonning, Michael ACollins, John PCivil, Ian DAdam, William RMorton, Judith MGlanville, Allan R...
Lurie Y, Gopher A, Lavon O, Almog S, Sulimani L, Bentur Y. Severe paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) and paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) outbreak in Israel. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2012; 50(1):39- 43.Lurie Y, Gopher A, Lavon O, Almog S, Sulimani L, Bentur Y. Severe paramethoxy...
P.1.h.021 Sequential structure of agonistic behaviour is modified after paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) administration in male mice - European Neuropsychopharmacologydoi:10.1016/S0924-977X(13)70397-3Muela, A.T.Martín-López, M.Cavas, M.Navarro, J.F....
Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) is an amphetamine-like designer drug that has emerged recently on the European illicit drug market. This drug has a wicked reputation, as a number of lethal intoxications have occurred. A method using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to ion trap based ...