Background: As smartphone use increases, the use of applications (apps) regarding healthcare expands. Using medical apps has become commonplace for both medical professionals and the general public. Before apps are used it is important that the information that they deliver is accurate and can be used with confidence. Overdose is a common problem presenting to emergency departments and apps pro...

background: poisoning with non-barbiturate anti-epileptics (carbamazepine, sodium valproate and phenytoin) shows a growing trend. the objective of this study was to investigate clinical manifestations of poisoned patients with these medications. methods: this prospective study was conducted in the shiraz shoushtari hospital during a two-year period from 2010 to 2012. poisoning was confirmed acc...

background: to date, studies on methadone overdose in adults have not been ‎reported in iran. hence, this study was performed to determine the frequency of ‎methadone overdose and its associated complications in baharloo hospital of tehran ‎between august 2011 and august 2012.‎ methods: this cross-sectional study was done on 390 cases. all patients with ‎methadone overdoses and positive urine s...

Amlodipine overdose is only scarcely reported from India. We report two cases of near fatal Amlodipine overdose managed in our ICU with fluid, vasopressors, calcium infusion and Glucagon. Literature is reviewed and other treatment modalities discussed.

ackground: In September 2003, North America’s first supervised injection facility (SIF) opened in Vancouver, Canada. We sought to examine he incidence and characteristics of overdose events at the SIF. ethods: The Vancouver SIF evaluation involves a comprehensive database within the SIF and the Scientific Evaluation of Supervised njection (SEOSI) cohort consisting of 1046 SIF users. We examined...

OBJECTIVES Non-fatal overdose remains a significant source of morbidity among people who inject drugs (IDU). Although depression and social support are important in shaping the health of IDU, little is known about the relationship between these factors and overdose. Therefore, we sought to determine whether depressive symptoms and social support predicted non-fatal overdose among IDU in a Canad...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Opioid users in treatment are at high risk of relapse and overdose, making them an important target for efforts to reduce opioid overdose mortality. Overdose Education (OE) is one such intervention, and this study tests the effectiveness of OE in a community substance use disorder treatment program. METHODS Opioid users were recruited from a community treatment cente...

  Background: Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is used for the treatment and prevention of coagulative disorders. Few patients receiving therapeutic doses of LMWH develop major hemorrhage. Currently there are few reports in the literature on acute overdose on adults.  In this study, clinical profile, treatment and outcome of 21 patients who acutely overdosed enoxaparin are described. Method...