ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Drug poisoning and associated factors in western Saudi Arabia: A five-year retrospective chart review (2011-2016).
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- Exploring the Landscape of Adult Acute Poisoning in Saudi Arabia: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Mortality of acute poisoning and its predictors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- A Retrospective Study of Epidemiological Correlations of Food, Drug and Chemical Poisoning in Al-Baha, Western Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Hospital admission profile related to poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychotropic drugs in England and Wales: An ecological study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022Article
- Prevalence of, and factors associated with health supplement use in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveDrug poisoning is a globally common cause of emergency-room admissions. This study explores drug-poisoning prevalence patterns, associated risk factors (gender, age and exposure circumstances), and outcomes in western Saudi Arabia.
methodsRetrospective analysis of Clinical drug poisoning cases (2011-2016). The data were retrieved from the Saudi Ministry of Health's record and Patients' medical charts were analyzed.
resultsThe Ministry of Health received 1,474 reports of drug poisoning during 2011-2016. More than half involved females (n=885, 60%) or young children (0-4 years old) (n=764, 51.8%) and occurred accidentally (n=786, 53.3%); almost all had an oral route of poisoning (n=1,466, 99.5%). The cases most frequently involved analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (n=373, 25.2%); antiepileptic, antipsychotic, psychoactive, and anxiolytic drugs (n=229, 16.3%); antihistamine, asthma, flu, and cough drugs (n=157, 12.0%); and antibiotic, anti-fungal; and antiprotozoal drugs (n=74, 5.0%). Antidotes were administered in only 2.2% of cases, and no deaths were reported.
conclusionThe drug poisoning cases involved females and young children (younger than 5 years old) and the most cases were accidental, and the most commonly used drugs were analgesics (Panadol), followed by antipsychotics, antihistamines, and antiepileptics (Tegretol).
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