Intoxication by Medicines Reported Within the Jurisdiction of the Municipal Communities of Campo Mourão (COMCAM) Region PR Brazil During 2007 and 2008

Authors

  • Júlia Cavaletti de Oliveira Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourao
  • Diego Castro Musial Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão
  • Pamelli Maria de Souza Silva Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM
  • Francielli Maria de Souza Silva Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão

Keywords:

Poisoning, Medicine, Self-Medication.

Abstract

The inadequate use of medicines is accountable for the highest number of notified cases of intoxication/poisoning worldwide and is considered a serious problem in modern society. Current analysis characterizes intoxication/poisoning by medicines registered at the System of Information of Compounds and Notification (SINANNET) of the region of COMCAM of the state of Paraná, Brazil, during 2007 and 2008. A descriptive, retrospective and quantitative analysis of notified intoxication/poisoning was undertaken. Variables related to intoxicated people, intoxication and medicines involved were studied. Females (77.40%), age bracket between 20 and 29 years old (26.08%), whites (62.61%), incomplete primary schooling (14.78%), profession housewives (22.25%) were dominant among the 115 cases of intoxication. Most cases were related to suicide attempts (73.04%), to contamination through the digestive system (97.39%) and to medicines that work on the Central Nervous System (66.86%). However, a low death index (3.78%) occurred. It may be concluded that the chemist is an indispensable professional. Assistance and medicine monitoring reduce the morbo-mortality of intoxication cases by medicines.

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Author Biographies

Júlia Cavaletti de Oliveira, Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourao

Discente do curso de Farmácia da Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão. E-mail: [email protected]

Pamelli Maria de Souza Silva, Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM

Mestre em Bioquímica pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM. E-mail: [email protected]

Francielli Maria de Souza Silva, Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão

Mestre e Docente do curso de Farmácia da Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão. E-mail: [email protected]

Published

2010-08-10

How to Cite

Oliveira, J. C. de, Musial, D. C., Silva, P. M. de S., & Silva, F. M. de S. (2010). Intoxication by Medicines Reported Within the Jurisdiction of the Municipal Communities of Campo Mourão (COMCAM) Region PR Brazil During 2007 and 2008. Saúde E Pesquisa, 3(3). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/1430

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