Open AccessPharmaceuticals poisoning: Reported by the National Poison Centre in Malaysia between 2010 and 2015
Author(s) -
Iqdam Abdulmaged Alwan,
Ammar Ihsan Jawad Awadh,
Balamurugan Tangiisuran,
Halilol Rahman Mohamed Khan,
Noorfatimah Yahaya,
Mohamed Isa Abd Majid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_340_19
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , injury prevention , suicide prevention , poison control , physics , optics
The wide availability of medications has led to an increased exposure of humans to the possibility of poisoning. An unavoidable effect due to the availability of these medications has also led to a rising increment in the number of poisoning cases. All drugs, especially when administered in large doses or overextended periods, can initiate a toxic condition. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine nationwide, the patterns attributed to poisoning, and to describe the sociodemographic, and geographic distribution of poisoning, by identifying the category of substances implicated in these cases.