Avaliação dos eventos tóxicos com medicamentos ocorridos em crianças no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul / Evaluation of poisoning with medication in childhood in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul
Matos, Vanessa Terezinha Gubert de; Stragliotto, Talita Ribeiro Stragliotto; Amaral, Marcos Serrou do; Kassab, Nájla Mohamad.
Rev. bras. toxicol
; 21(2): 81-86, 2008. graf, tab
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en Portugués
| LILACS | ID: lil-524339
The easy access of the Brazilian population to medicines is a strong component to the occurrence of poisoning with medication. Due to differences in pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and factors of exposure, children are more susceptible to the occurrence of poisoning with medication than adults. This study aimed to evaluate poisoning with medication in childhood in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, from January 2005 to December 2006, reported to the Integrated Center of Toxicological Surveillance (CIVITOX). Through the analysis of CIVITOXs filling cards of attendance and notification, it was found 296 cases of children that poisoned with medication. Psychotropics were the main responsible for poisonings (22.7 percent), followed by antimicrobials and antiparasitic (14.9 percent) and drugs that act on the respiratory system (13.0 percent). Children aged 1 to 4 years old were involved in 79.4 percent of the total poisoning occurred with medication. Thus, it is essential to disclosure risk factors for society than parents will have more knowledge and could change behavior about the subject.
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