Human exposure to pet prescription medications.
Veterinarians commonly prescribe medications to treat a variety of companion animal clinical conditions. Many pet medications are pharmacologically the same product prescribed for human use. We report 2 cases in which pet medications were used for self poisoning. Obtaining a pet history may provide critical information in the assessment of a patient with a suspected overdose.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, 60612, USA.
Sean M
SM
Bryant
Mark B
MB
Mycyk
D000075:Acepromazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D000639:Amitriptyline; D000075:Acepromazine