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Melts

المؤلف:  Sue Jickells , Adam Negrusz (Editors)

المصدر:  Clarkes Analytical Forensic Toxicology

الجزء والصفحة:  329

2026-10-31

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Melts

The product Maxalt melt 10 mg contains the antimigraine drug rizatriptan. Although approximately 13 mm in diameter, it weighs only 64 mg and is intended to be taken without water (Fig. 1).

Slow-release products may have cores that do not disintegrate in the gut and may be found intact at postmortem examination in stomach contents. These cores are also found in other circumstances, such as in homes for the elderly and psychiatric institutions, with the outer coating removed (presumably after having been spat out). The Adalat tablet (Fig. 2) has such a core (Fig. 3); it is a complex device with a laser drilled hole that is clearly visible in a yellow layer. The core is revealed when the coating, which is pink, is removed; this is a common identification enquiry.

Figure 1 Maxalt melt, anti-migraine treatment designed to be taken without water. (Courtesy of TICTAC Communications Ltd.)

Figure 2 Adalat tablet (coated). (Courtesy of TICTAC Communications Ltd.)

Figure 3 Adalat tablet of Figure 2 with coating removed. (Courtesy of TICTAC Communications Ltd.)