Epidemiology of medicinal intoxications registered in the National System of Toxic-Pharmacological Information 2012-2016

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Ana Beatriz Morais
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Uchoa, Gabriela Ferreira, Carvalho, Alyne Mara Rodrigues, Vasconcelos, Leonardo Freire, Medeiros, Diego Silva, Cavalcante, Malena Gadelha
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7260
• topic: Epidemiology; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Poisoning; Envenenamento; Epidemiologia; Preparações farmacêuticas; .

In the universe of toxic substances, medicines are the most involved in intoxications. In 2016, they accounted for 34% poisonings in Brazil. The objective was to analyze drug intoxications recorded between 2012 and 2016, identifying the possible causes. It was a documentary study carried out using secondary data available at Sinitox and information contained in databases. The variables analyzed were: frequency by region, area of occurrence, sex, age, circumstance, evolution of cases, and frequency of deaths. The results showed that the southeast was the most prevalent region; the group most affected were women aged 20 to 49 years, followed by children aged 1 to 4 years; and attempted suicide as the main circumstance. The intention is to guide managers and health professionals in planning preventive actions, mitigating these incidents and promoting a better quality of life for the population.