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GONZALEZ VALIENTE, María Luisa; PEREZ ECHEMENDIA, Julia Orquídea; GONZALEZ DELGADO, Carlos Alberto  y  CAPOTE MARRERO, Belina. Mortalidad por intoxicaciones agudas producidas con medicamentos: Cuba, 1995-1996. Rev Cubana Farm [online]. 2000, vol.34, n.1, pp.25-33. ISSN 0034-7515.

We undertook a descriptive stuy to determine the incidence of fatal outcomes of acute drug poisoning in 1995 and 1996 and the main risk factors for the Cuban population. There were 314 deaths accounting for 1,4 death per 1000 pop. In pediatric ages, under 1 year-old infants are at the highest risk whereas risk for adults increases with age, being females the most affected ones. The most risky ages for women are from 55 years and over, and for men after 75 years of life. Potential years of life lost amounted to 7 430 with females predominating (74 %). Voluntary poisonings in adults prevailed spcially suicides from psychodrug-taking; diazepam and phenobarbital were the most used drugs for this end. Adverse drug effects was the second cause, which are mainly caused by antibiotics particularly penicilims. Lastly, accidental situations created by cardiotonic substances. There was no significant statistical differences for children in any situations.

Palabras clave : POISONING [mortality]; POISONING [epidemiology].

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