title: Death after taking medicaments.
abstract: A register of reported adverse reactions, recently made available to major hospitals and medical schools gives an indication of prescribing habits under the N.H.S. in England and Wales. An analysis is made here of the chief medicaments allegedly leading to death. Such data are incomplete because of lack of knowledge of the total use of each drug in the United Kingdom and because reporting of adverse reactions is very incomplete. Nevertheless, data about various groups of drugs do draw attention to some hazards and should encourage more widespread reporting of reactions to drugs and other medicaments.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000009:adverse effects; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D010615:Phenacetin / Q000009:adverse effects; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000009:adverse effects; D013222:State Medicine; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D010615:Phenacetin; D010653:Phenylbutazone; D007545:Isoproterenol; D001241:Aspirin; D002746:Chlorpromazine