Table 2 Source of prescription drugs in 801 cases of acute poisoning in Oslo in 2008
G.P. n (%) | Psych. n (%) | Other doc n (%) | OTC n (%) | Friend/family n (%) | Bought illegally n (%) | Total n (%) | Missing n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BZD | 90 (50) | 12 (7) | 1 (<0.5) | 2 (1) | 21 (12) | 54 (30) | 180 (100) | 113 |
Paracetamol | 8 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 75 (82) | 7 (8) | 0 (0) | 91 (100) | 23 |
Codeine + paracetamol* | 24 (56) | 0 (0) | 7 (16) | 2 (5) | 9 (21) | 1 (2) | 43 (100) | 27 |
Anti-depressants | 53 (65) | 23 (28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (7) | 0 (0) | 82 (100) | 24 |
BZD derivates | 52 (67) | 8 (10) | 7 (9) | 0 (0) | 8 (10) | 3 (4) | 78 (100) | 50 |
Neuroleptics | 41 (55) | 31 (42) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 74 (100) | 25 |
Legal opioids | 16 (39) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 4 (10) | 20 (49) | 41 (100) | 16 |
Anti-epileptics | 19 (53) | 11 (31) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 36 (100) | 12 |
Antihistamines | 22 (69) | 5 (16) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 3(9) | 0 (0) | 32 (100) | 22 |
Cardiovascular | 17 (74) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 5 (22) | 0 (0) | 23 (100) | 4 |
Other | 47 (39) | 6 (5) | 9 (7) | 31 (26) | 20 (17) | 8 (7) | 121 (100) | 33 |
Total | 389 (49) | 96 (12) | 31 (4) | 111 (14) | 85 (11) | 89 (11) | 801 (100) | 349 |