Epidemiological Profile of Hospitalization for Accidental Poisoning Due to Exposure to Analgesics, Antipyretics and Non-Opiative Anti-Rheumatic Medicine in Brazil Between 2007 and 2021

Abstract

Introduction:Non-opiate analgesics, antipyretics and anti-rheumatics are among the most widely used drugs in the world, as they have symptomatic effects for practically all types of chronic or acute diseases. Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of hospitalizations due to the accidental use of analgesics, antipyretics and anti-rheumatics. Methodology: This is a descriptive observational study, whose data were collected by the DataSUS platform. The collection started from the Hospital Information System (SIH), through hospital morbidity data by place of residence between January 2007 and December 2021. Results and discussion: The most affected region was the Southeast with 44.5% of all cases in the country, followed by the South, Northeast, Midwest and North regions, respectively. The study can see that the most affected national average age group is represented by two peaks: from one to four years of age and from 20 to 29. The female population represented more than 53% of the hospitalization cases and, when analyzing the color/ race of patients, the white population represented 48.79% of the cases, the brown and black 30% and 3.2%, respectively. Conclusion:The number of hospitalizations due to accidental use of these medications is still high, mainly because they are routine medications and need to have greater awareness on the part of the population.