[Intravenous injections of dissolved pentazocin tablets (Fortalgesic)--a new aspect of drug abuse in our country?].

A first case is reported of illicit intravenous injection of pentazocine tablets recognized in a country other than the USA. The pulmonary complications of i.v. drug abuse in general and in particular the hazards of injection of aqueous suspensions of pharmaceutical preparations intended for oral consumption, with embolization of abundant insoluble foreign material, are discussed. Diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic procedures are suggested.