Characterization of drug poisoning among adolescents seen at the municipal hospital of Bahía Blanca, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buffone, Ignacio Rodrigo; Dejter, Mabel; Fortunatti, Eliana; Elliot, Florencia García; Irazabal, Camila; Marlia, Rubén; Mújica, D. Armengol y Butrón de; Parrou, Marianela; Romano, Mariana; Speciale, Gina; Werneke, Agostina

doi:10.5546/aap.2018.eng.279

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“…Algeria: 1 [38] Argentina: 1 [39] India: 2 [40,41] Iran: 9 [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] Jordan: 1 [50] Morocco: 1 [51] Romania: 1 [52] South Africa: 1 [11] Sri Lanka: 1 [53] Turkey: 3 [54,55] Australia: 2 [56,57] Canada: 3 [58-60] Czech Republic: 1 [61] Denmark: The reason for poisoning was classified into two broad categories: intentional or unintentional (accidental). Of the overall sample size, 95% (n = 1,577,159) stated the known reason for being exposed to the drugs at toxic levels with the remaining 5% unknown.…”

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Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Cowans,

Love,

Tangiisuran

et al. 2023

Pharmacy

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Pharmaceutical poisoning is a significant global public health concern, causing approximately 190,000 deaths annually. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the available literature on pharmaceutical poisoning and compare patterns between high-income countries (HICs) and low-middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic search was performed across the following databases: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL. Studies included were from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020, in English, with full text available. Seventy-nine articles were included in the study; 21 were from LMICs and 58 were from HICs. Toxic exposure was largely intentional (77%) in LMICs and accidental (68%) in HICs. Drugs acting on the nervous system were responsible for 95% of toxicities worldwide with analgesics accounting for the largest subtherapeutic group in both LMICs (40%) and HICs (58%). Notable statistics were that HICs accounted for 99% of opioid overdoses, and LMICs accounted for 19% of anti-epileptic-induced toxicities. Overall, the medical outcomes due to poisonings were generally worse in LMICs. The review provides possible interventions to target specific geographic locations, based on the trends identified, to reduce the burden worldwide. Many gaps within the literature were recognised, calling for more robust analytical research.

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confidence: 99%

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Cowans,

Love,

Tangiisuran

et al. 2023

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“…Algeria: 1 [34] Argentina: 1 [35] India: 2 [36,37] Iran: 9 [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] Jordan: 1 [46] Morocco: 1 [47] Romania: 1 [48] South Africa: 1 [11] Sri Lanka: 1 [49] Turkey: 3 [50,51] Australia: 2 [52,53] Canada: 3 [54][55][56] Czech Republic: 1 [57] Denmark: 3 [58][59][60] Finland: 2 [61,62] France: 3 [63][64][65] Israel: 2 [66,67] Japan: 2 [68,69] New Zealand: 1 [70] Poland: 2 [71,72] Republic of Ireland: 1 Taiwan: 1 [81] UK: 1 [82] US: 27 * United Kingdom = UK; United States = US.…”

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Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Cowans,

Love,

Tangiisuran

et al. 2023

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Pharmaceutical poisoning is a significant global public health concern, causing approximately 190,000 deaths yearly. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the available literature on pharmaceutical poisoning and compare patterns between high-income countries (HICs) and low-middle-income countries (LMICs). A systematic search was performed across the following databases: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL. Studies included were from 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2020, in English, with full text available. Seventy-nine articles were included in the study; 21 were from LMICs and 58 were from HICs. The toxic exposure was largely intentional (77%) in LMICs and accidental (68%) in HICs. Drugs acting on the nervous system were responsible for 95% of toxicities worldwide with analgesics accounting for the largest subtherapeutic group in both LMICs (40%) and HICs (58%). Notable statistics were that HICs accounted for 99% of opioid overdoses, and LMICs accounted for 19% of anti-epileptic-induced toxicities. Overall, the medical outcomes of poisonings were generally worse in LMICs. The review provides possible interventions to target specific geographic locations, based on the trends identified, to reduce the burden worldwide. Many gaps within the literature were recognised, calling for more robust analytical research.

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Characterization of drug poisoning among adolescents seen at the municipal hospital of Bahía Blanca, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract: Drug poisoning was observed predominantly among girls; it is worth noting the high percentage of youth who had a history of suicide attempt.

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Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

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