Use of analgesics in intentional drug overdose presentations to hospital before and after the withdrawal of distalgesic from the Irish market.
BACKGROUND: Distalgesic, the prescription-only analgesic compound of paracetamol (325 mg) and dextropropoxyphene (32.5 mg) known as co-proxamol in the UK, was withdrawn from the Irish market as of January 2006. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the withdrawal of distalgesic in terms of int...
Main Authors: | Corcoran, P, Reulbach, U, Keeley, H, Perry, I, Hawton, K, Arensman, E |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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