Table 9.
ToxIC 2016—agent classes
| N (%)a | |
|---|---|
| Analgesic | 1453 (12.8) |
| Sedative-hypnotic/muscle relaxant | 1339 (11.8) |
| Antidepressant | 1256 (11.1) |
| Opioid | 1118 (9.8) |
| Sympathomimetic | 728 (6.4) |
| Anticholinergic/antihistamine | 704 (6.2) |
| Ethanol | 694 (6.1) |
| Cardiovascular | 654 (5.8) |
| Antipsychotic | 642 (5.7) |
| Anticonvulsant | 370 (3.3) |
| Envenomation and marine | 317 (2.8) |
| Psychoactive | 296 (2.6) |
| Lithium | 176 (1.6) |
| Diabetic medication | 161 (1.4) |
| Cough and cold products | 145 (1.3) |
| Metals | 145 (1.3) |
| Herbal products/dietary supplements | 144 (1.3) |
| Gases/irritants/vapors/dusts | 125 (1.1) |
| Toxic alcohol | 123 (1.1) |
| Hydrocarbon | 94 (0.8) |
| Caustic | 85 (0.7) |
| Household products | 83 (0.7) |
| Plants and fungi | 80 (0.7) |
| Antimicrobial | 73 (0.6) |
| Other pharmaceutical product | 62 (0.5) |
| Other non-pharmaceutical product | 50 (0.4) |
| Anticoagulant | 42 (0.4) |
| Chemotherapeutic/immunological | 42 (0.4) |
| Insecticide | 38 (0.3) |
| Endocrine | 29 (0.3) |
| Gastrointestinal agents | 20 (0.2) |
| Rodenticide | 17 (0.1) |
| Anesthetic | 12 (0.1) |
| Anti-parkinsonism drugs | 9 (0.1) |
| Amphetamine-like hallucinogen | 6 (0.1) |
| Pulmonary | 6 (0.1) |
| Herbicide | 5 (0.0) |
| WMD/riot agent/radiological | 4 (0.0) |
| Ingested foreign body | 3 (0.0) |
| Fungicide | 2 (0.0) |
| Total | 11,352 (100) |
aPercentages are out of total number of reported agent entries per year; 2519 cases (29.5%) reported multiple agents