title: Exposure to prescription drugs labeled for risk of adverse effects of suicidal behavior or ideation among 100 Air Force personnel who died by suicide, 2006-2009.
abstract: Prescription drugs for many indications are labeled with warnings for potential risk of suicidal ideation or behavior. Exposures to prescription drugs labeled for adverse effects of suicidal behavior or ideation among 100 Air Force personnel who died by suicide between 2006 and 2009 are described. Air Force registry data were linked to administrative prescription data. Descriptive statistics illustrate utilization: 89 personnel had a prescription history, 35 filled at least one prescription labeled with a warning, 26 had antidepressants on hand at death, and 2 died by drug overdose. Most airmen were not exposed to any prescriptions labeled for risk of suicidal ideation or behavior prior to death by suicide.
authors.affiliation: Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY 14618, USA. jlavigne@sjfc.edu
authors.forename: Jill E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrilla
authors.forename: Kerry L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Knox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004348:Drug Labeling; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D055553:Prescription Drugs