A multicentre study of coproxamol poisoning suicides based on coroners' records in England.

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AIMS: To examine in detail a series of coproxamol overdose deaths in order to provide information that will assist in the development of strategies to prevent such fatalities. METHOD: Inquest records in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England on deaths between January 2000 and December 2001 which received a verdict of either suicide or undetermined cause (with a high or moderate probability of suicide) were examined. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-three coproxamol poisoning suicides were iden...

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Authors: Hawton, K; Simkin, S; Gunnell, D; Sutton, L; Bennewith, O

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of clinical pharmacology
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 207-212
• Publication date: 2005-02-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02252.x
• EISSN: 1365-2125
• ISSN: 0306-5251
• Language: English
• Keywords: Dextropropoxyphene; Acetaminophen; Male; Aged; Adult; Suicide; Drug Combinations; Child; Middle Aged; Drug Overdose; Autopsy; Regression Analysis; Adolescent; Female; Humans; England; Coroners and Medical Examiners