Accidental Ingestion and Overdosage Involving Psychopharmacologic Drugs

Abstract

AS new drugs are developed, their accidental over-ingestion will occur, and, although toxicity studies on laboratory animals precede general distribution of drugs, human data usually become available only after distribution. Knowledge concerning the potential toxicity of psychopharmacologic agents is accumulating as they continue to be used. The information on the acute toxicity of these drugs in human beings presented below is based on 280 cases of accidental ingestion and poisoning involving "tranquilizer" agents reported to the National Clearinghouse for Poison Control Centers by 60 local poison control centers over a two-year period.Methods and Case Material StudiedIn the event . . .