Self-Poisoning With Prazosin and Its Off-Label Use in Australia, 2014-2024: Analysis of NSW Poisons Information Centre Data.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 42387257.
- Also identified by DOI 10.5694/mja2.70242 and PMC identifier 13323588.
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Abstract
NSW Poisons Information Centre data identified 1030 deliberate prazosin self-poisonings over 11 years, rising from 13 to 170 per year (2014-2024). Young women predominated, likely due to expanded off-label (but accepted) psychiatric use of prazosin. Better evidence on benefits of off-label use is needed to justify increasing risks.
Medical subject headings
- Prazosin
- Off-Label Use
- Poison Control Centers
- Drug Overdose
- Suicide, Attempted