2006
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102006000700014
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Eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos no Estado de São Paulo

Abstract: Drug-related toxic events in the state of São Paulo, Brazil RESUMO OBJETIVO: Analisar as características epidemiológicas dos eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos. MÉTODOS:Realizou-se um estudo epidemiológico descritivo de série de casos. Utilizando a categoria "evento toxicológico relacionado a medicamentos", analisaramse 6.673 casos registrados em centros de assistência toxicológica do Estado de São Paulo, no ano de 1998. As variáveis estudadas compreenderam características dos eventos, das pesso… Show more

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“…In Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 88.4% of cases in children 0-5 years of age were by ingestion 18 . Gandolfi & Andrade 28 showed similar findings in the State of São Paulo in 1998. The high rates of accidental cases near lunch time (10:00 AM to 1:59 PM) and dinner time (6:00 PM to 11:59 PM), could be explained by the fact that colorful medicines are often stored in the kitchen, a situation prone to accidental poisoning in children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 52%
“…In Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 88.4% of cases in children 0-5 years of age were by ingestion 18 . Gandolfi & Andrade 28 showed similar findings in the State of São Paulo in 1998. The high rates of accidental cases near lunch time (10:00 AM to 1:59 PM) and dinner time (6:00 PM to 11:59 PM), could be explained by the fact that colorful medicines are often stored in the kitchen, a situation prone to accidental poisoning in children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 52%
“…E a automedicação no Brasil é praticada principalmente por mulheres, entre 16 e 45 anos sendo essa uma possibilidade para a ocorrência de intoxicação medicamentosa [12]. A prevalência do sexo feminino em eventos toxicológicos relacionados a medicamentos também é relatada no estado de São Paulo [13]. Assim, observa--se que o sexo feminino está mais sujeito às intoxicações medicamentosas.…”
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“…In Brazil, drugs are the leading registered cause of intoxication (Gandolfi, Andrade, 2006), and there is little consistent information about the effectiveness of pharmacotherapies, highlighting the urgent need for improvements in clinics' social technologies. We consider that clinical pharmaceutical service is an essential part of the professional pharmacist's work and should be developed in both theoretical dimension and pharmaceutical occupational culture.…”
Section: The Clinical Pharmaceutical Component Of the Drug Dispensingmentioning
confidence: 99%