Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the reporting of adverse drug reactions associated with self-medication

M Gras, V Gras-Champel, J Moragny… - Annales …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The primary objective of the present study was to describe the characteristics of
adverse drug reactions (ADRs) linked to self-medication that were notified to the French …

Health consequences of overexposure to disinfectants and self-medication against SARS-CoV-2: a cautionary tale review

H Hashemi, S Ghareghani, N Nasimi, M Shahbazi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To control and prevent the spread of the infectious agents in the environment and body,
various measures have been taken, including the use of disinfectants for hands and …

Poisoning during the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown: retrospective analysis of exposures reported to French poison control centres

G Le Roux, S Sinno-Tellier, E Puskarczyk… - Clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The aim was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on French Poison
Control Centre (PCC) call characteristics. Methods Reported cases of xenobiotic exposures …

[HTML][HTML] Bleaching Agents: A Review of Their Utilization and Management

D Kulkarni, D Jaspal, N Itankar, P Petrounias… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Exposure to disinfectants, cleansers, and bleaching chemicals irritates the eyes, respiratory
systems, and skin, triggering asthma and allergic rhinitis symptoms. Bleach, as the major …

[HTML][HTML] At-a-glance-Increases in exposure calls related to selected cleaners and disinfectants at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: data from Canadian poison …

A Yasseen Iii, D Weiss, S Remer, N Dobbin… - Health promotion and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Little is known about the use or misuse of cleaning products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We compiled data from January to June in 2019 and 2020 from Canadian poison centres …

Prescription for COVID-19 by non-medical professionals during the pandemic in Colombia: a cross-sectional study

MJ Nino-Orrego… - … Advances in Drug …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the behavior of self-
medication (SM). Given the massive release of misleading information during the pandemic …

Safe use and storage of cleaners, disinfectants, and hand sanitizers: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2020

R Gharpure, GF Miller, CM Hunter… - … American journal of …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces and frequent hand hygiene are
recommended measures to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes …

How COVID-19 lockdown in Italy has affected type of calls and management of toxic exposures: a retrospective analysis of a Poison Control Center Database from …

MS Milella, P Boldrini, G Vivino, MC Grassi - Journal of medical toxicology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Between early March 2020 and the end of May 2020, Italy issued strict
measures to limit further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and became the …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and patterns of toxic exposures and poisoning in Jordan: a retrospective descriptive study

L Raffee, HM Daradkeh, K Alawneh, AI Al-Fwadleh… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan (21 March 2020–21
May 2020) on the incidence and patterns of toxic exposures and poisoning as compared …

Evaluation of the rate and pattern of suicide attempts and deaths by self-poisoning among Egyptians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

AE Elhawary, HI Lashin, NF Fnoon… - Toxicology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Concerns about increased suicidal attempts, especially by self-poisoning as a
consequence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been raised …