title: Attempted suicide with pilocarpine eyedrops.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To alert ophthalmologists about the hazards of poisoning with ophthalmic solutions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated an 18-year-old man who attempted suicide by drinking and self-injecting pilocarpine eyedrops. He had severe signs of parasympathomimetic poisoning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Because of heavy and repeated vomiting and the early administration of intravenous atropine, he fully recovered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because they are usually stored in household refrigerators and are readily accessible, the potential hazard of poisoning with ophthalmic solutions is worth emphasizing.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Pfliegler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Palatka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010862:Pilocarpine; D001285:Atropine