Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology

Abuse of telazol: an animal tranquilizer.

Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology 2001 M T Quail, P Weimersheimer, A D Woolf et al.

Background: Telazol (tiletamine hydrochloride 50 mg/mL, zolazepam hydrochloride 50 mg/mL) is utilized in veterinary medicine as a small-animal anesthetic. Telazol is comparable to ketamine in efficacy, and in conjunction with ketamine, has been responsible for one reported human fatality. We report a case of a woman who abused telazol. Case report: A 30-year-old female employee at a local zoo...