Drug-related female autointoxication registered at a toxicology care center

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Maria Beatriz de Sousa
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-3162
Renata Sano Lini
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-2225
Magda Lúcia Félix de Oliveira
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4095-9382
Simone Aparecida Galerani Mossini
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9535-0983

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the data on epidemiological records of autointoxication reports registered at a toxicological assistance center. Methods: Exploratory, descriptive, and retrospective study with the analysis of secondary data, conducted from the audit on Toxicological Occurrence Notification and Attendance forms, referring to the period from 2014 to 2018, filed in a toxicological information and assistance center, located in a municipality in southern Brazil. The data obtained were compiled in spreadsheets and analyzed using simple descriptive statistics. Results: 2,942 epidemiological records on women's autointoxication were audited, 72.0% of the total cases in the period studied. The predominant age group was 18 to 29 years old, with 1697 (57.7%) cases. The main toxic agent was medication, and the only agent of intoxication in 2,358 cases (80.1%). Psychotropic drugs accounted for 55.2% (1,593) of the cases, mainly antiepileptic and psychoanalytic drugs. Clonazepam was present in 567 (35.6%) suicide attempts and as the sole agent in 275 (17.3%) of them. In 873 cases (54.8%), mental illness was reported, in 546 (34.3%) previous suicide attempts, and 1,082 (67.9%) continued use of psychotropic medication. The main outcome was hospital discharge in 1,239 cases (77.8%). Conclusion: The study showed an increase in cases of female autointoxication over the period studied. The high percentage of autointoxication with psychotropic medications may be related to the ease of access at home and society's medicalization.



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Sousa MB de, Lini RS, de Oliveira MLF, Mossini SAG. Drug-related female autointoxication registered at a toxicology care center. HSJ [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 9 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];11(1):14-21. Available from: https://portalrcs.hcitajuba.org.br/index.php/rcsfmit_zero/article/view/993
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Author Biographies

Maria Beatriz de Sousa, State University of Maringá

Pharmacist and specialist in Urgency and Emergency with an emphasis on Pharmacy from the State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.

Renata Sano Lini, State University of Maringá

Pharmacist, specialist in Health Management and Master in Biosciences and Pathophysiology by the State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil. Currently PhD student in the Biosciences and Pathophysiology program.

Magda Lúcia Félix de Oliveira, State University of Maringá

Nurse, PhD in Public Health from the State University of Campinas. She is currently a professor in the Postgraduate Program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá and coordinator of the Poison Control Center at the University Hospital of Maringá, PR, Brazil. She works in the area of Public Health and Public Health Nursing, with an emphasis on Studies on Poison Control and Drugs of Abuse.

Simone Aparecida Galerani Mossini, State University of Maringá

Pharmacist, PhD in Biological Sciences from the State University of Maringá, is currently a professor in the Post-Graduate Program in Biosciences and Pathophysiology at the State University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil. She works with undergraduate and graduate education, with experience in studies of Social Toxicology and Toxicological Analysis.

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