JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY

Čes. slov. farm. 2024, 73(3):176-179 | DOI: 10.36290/csf.2024.027

Acute intoxications with medications in children and the role of pharmacist in the National toxicological information center

Erik Puchoň, Blažena Cagáňová, Silvia Plačková
Národné toxikologické informačné centrum, Klinika pracovného lekárstva a toxikológie, Univerzitná nemocnica Bratislava, Slovensko

National Toxicological Information Center (NTIC) provides 24 hours telephone consultation service in acute intoxications for physicians, health care providers and general public. More than half of all consulted intoxications provided by NTIC belong to the group of children younger than 18 years old. Children 3 years old and younger were the main group of consulted intoxications in all children. Intoxications in children with the age up to 5 years old are often accidental intoxications without any or only mild symptoms. Older children and adolescents are more often consulted due to the suicidal attempt with moderate or severe symptoms. Chemicals, medications and plants were the most often consulted in children aged up to 18-years old during period 2018-2022. Pharmacist has complex knowledge of various scientific disciplines. Pharmacist is valuable health care provider in NTIC as well as in various sectors of health care in society.

Keywords: intoxication, child, medication, pharmacist.

Accepted: September 23, 2024; Published: October 8, 2024  Show citation

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Puchoň E, Cagáňová B, Plačková S. Acute intoxications with medications in children and the role of pharmacist in the National toxicological information center. Čes. slov. farm. 2024;73(3):176-179. doi: 10.36290/csf.2024.027.
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