1999
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x1999000400020
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Impacto dos medicamentos nas intoxicações humanas no Brasil

Abstract: This article analyzes the role of pharmaceuticals in human poisoning in Brazil from 1993Brazil from to 1996

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“…In agreement with other studies, there was a predominance of psychotropic drugs among the cases of intoxication involving the use of medications. This finding is alarming, as this problem is further aggravated by the encouragement of selfmedication in the media, the lack of primary pharmaceutical care, the indiscriminate medical prescription of psychoactive drugs and inadequate storage in the home (29,16) . Previous studies report that pharmaceutical substances have been the most frequent category of intentional intoxication in adolescence, especially among the female gender (7,24,30) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In agreement with other studies, there was a predominance of psychotropic drugs among the cases of intoxication involving the use of medications. This finding is alarming, as this problem is further aggravated by the encouragement of selfmedication in the media, the lack of primary pharmaceutical care, the indiscriminate medical prescription of psychoactive drugs and inadequate storage in the home (29,16) . Previous studies report that pharmaceutical substances have been the most frequent category of intentional intoxication in adolescence, especially among the female gender (7,24,30) .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…13,15 Os medicamentos foram utilizados como agentes da maioria das TS e vêm ocupando, desde 1994, a primeira posição entre os 13 agentes tóxicos monitorados no país, correspondendo a 27% dos casos de intoxicação. 17 Segundo dados da OMS, 15% da população mundial consomem mais de 90% da produção farmacêutica; 50% de todos os medicamentos são prescritos, dispensados ou usados inadequadamente; os hospitais gastam 15 a 20% de seus orçamentos para lidar com as complicações causadas pelo uso inadequado dos medicamentos; e, de todos os pacientes que dão entrada em prontos-socorros com intoxicação, 40% são vítimas dos medicamentos. 18 O imediato acesso a um método para cometer suicídio é um fator determinante para um indivíduo cometer ou não esse ato.…”
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“…Polypharmacy has been mentioned in studies as a severity indicator for some pathologies and associated to increase in suicide attempts 39 . According to the National System of Toxic-Pharmacological Information study (Sinitox) in 1993-1996, 44% of all medicine poisonings in Brazil were classified as suicide attempts, and 62% were medicine related 40 . "Domestic pharmacy" and polypharmacy in patients with psychiatric disorders are possible targets for education and prevention.…”
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confidence: 99%