Table 8.
Agent classes involved in medical toxicology consultation
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | 1386 (12.9) |
| Sedative-hypnotic/muscle relaxant | 1297 (12.1) |
| Antidepressant | 1159 (10.8) |
| Opioid | 943 (8.8) |
| Anticholinergic/antihistamine | 718 (6.7) |
| Ethanol | 669 (6.2) |
| Cardiovascular | 665 (6.2) |
| Antipsychotic | 620 (5.8) |
| Sympathomimetic | 606 (5.6) |
| Anticonvulsant | 369 (3.4) |
| Psychoactive | 355 (3.3) |
| Envenomation and marine | 248 (2.3) |
| Diabetic medication | 154 (1.4) |
| Lithium | 143 (1.3) |
| Herbal products/dietary supplements | 141 (1.3) |
| Metals | 134 (1.2) |
| Toxic alcohol | 122 (1.1) |
| Gases/irritants/vapors/dusts | 116 (1.1) |
| Cough and cold products | 101 (0.9) |
| Hydrocarbon | 94 (0.9) |
| Unknown agents | 82 (0.8) |
| Antimicrobial | 82 (0.8) |
| Caustic | 82 (0.8) |
| Household products | 78 (0.7) |
| Plants and fungi | 67 (0.6) |
| Endocrine | 42 (0.4) |
| Other nonpharmaceutical product | 41 (0.4) |
| Gastrointestinal agents | 39 (0.4) |
| Chemotherapeutic/immunological | 32 (0.3) |
| Insecticide | 31 (0.3) |
| Anticoagulant | 30 (0.3) |
| Other pharmaceutical product | 27 (0.3) |
| Anesthetic | 24 (0.2) |
| Rodenticide | 11 (0.1) |
| Pulmonary | 9 (0.1) |
| Herbicide | 9 (0.1) |
| Anti-parkinsonism drugs | 8 (0.1) |
| Ingested foreign body | 5 (0.0) |
| WMD/riot agent/radiological | <5 (0.0) |
| Fungicide | NR |
| Total | 10,740 (100) |
NR no cases reported
aPercentages are out of total number of reported agent entries per year; 2271 cases (32.7 %) reported multiple agents