Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Medications cause most accidental poisonings in children

Medications cause most accidental poisonings in children http://bit.ly/1k6GqN

The most common drugs that cause accidental pediatric poisoning are:

- Tylenol
- cough and cold medicines
- antidepressants
- NSAIDs

Children aged 5 and under account for 81% of the medication-related poisonings.

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