INTRODUCTION N-benzylmethoxy (NBOMe) is a new class of hallucinogenic designer drugs sold on cheap blotter papers. They are potent 5-hydroxytryptamine-2A-receptor agonists, and since their recent entry into the drug market there have been worldwide reports of severe intoxications and even fatalities. This study reviews suspected NBOMe drug exposures reported to the Danish Poison Information Cen...

drug and poison information centers have a critical role in fulfillment of rational drug use programs. the loghman-hakim drug and poison information center (lhdpic) has been established in 2006. the main mission of this center is to provide accurate, unbiased and upto- date information on medications and poisons for the health care team and the public. this center has received more than 9000 te...

Poison information centers provide telephone advice on the treatment of poisonings to the lay public and medical professionals. In general, the services of a poison center are provided freely to the caller. However, poison center services are labor intensive and expensive since most poison centers utilize medical professionals to provide service and are available for consultation 24 hours/day. ...

Evidence for decline or threat of wild populations typically comes from multiple sources and methods that allow optimal integration of the available information, representing a major advance in planning management actions. We used integrated population modelling and perturbation analyses to assess the demographic consequences of the illegal use of poison for an insular population of Red Kites, ...

background: the provision of accurate and timely drug information to health care professionals is an important mechanism to promote safe and effective drug therapy for patients. world’s drug and poison information centers (dpics) are mainly affiliated to hospitals, rather rarely with faculties of pharmacy or with faculties of medicine and other related organizations. methods: data was collected...

Background: During the one-year period from May 2008 to May 2009, a nationwide shortage developed which rabies vaccine was not being produced by the manufacturers. In order to manage existing supply, a protocol was established wherein an authorization was required from the regional poison center before vaccine could be administered to a patient. Methods: The Georgia Poison Center internal datab...

Objective To describe an outbreak of lead poisoning among opium users in the Islamic Republic of Iran and estimate the number of affected people in the country. Methods We used data from the country's largest poison treatment centre to illustrate the epidemiology of an outbreak of lead poisoning in oral opium users. We describe the government's referral and treatment guidelines in response to...