Abstract
Poisoning Due to Stored Medications at Home in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
Highlights
IntroductionMETHODSEvery year new pharmaceutical products are being produced in huge quantities. Use of these products varies (either for diagnosis, disease prevention or for treatment)
METHODSEvery year new pharmaceutical products are being produced in huge quantities
The stored medicines at home could lead to a lot of drug-related risks; one of which is the risk of accidental poisoning through ingestion of un-prescribed drugs, as well as, the risk of adverse drug reactions, through taking medication of other patients by mistake and even wastage of resources
Summary
METHODSEvery year new pharmaceutical products are being produced in huge quantities. Use of these products varies (either for diagnosis, disease prevention or for treatment). The stored medicines at home could lead to a lot of drug-related risks; one of which is the risk of accidental poisoning through ingestion of un-prescribed drugs, as well as, the risk of adverse drug reactions, through taking medication of other patients by mistake and even wastage of resources. Decreasing the percentage of leftover medications by addressing the issues that lead to the cause of this crisis is even more important than solving the disposal issue.[3] Bedrooms are usually the most common places for storage of medications; it can be readily understood that the medications are accessible to children which increases the risk of poisoning.[4] There are many agents that cause poisoning including medications stored at homes, cleaning agents, cosmetics and household products. We conducted this study to explore the incidence of poisoning cases due to the storage of medications at home in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia
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