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M E Swigar1, L P Clemow, P Saidi
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019.
General Hospital Psychiatry
|September 1, 1990
Summary
Brodifacoum, a long-acting anticoagulant rodenticide, is increasingly used in suicide attempts. Overdoses cause serious, prolonged bleeding complications requiring specific diagnosis and treatment.
Area of Science:
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Brodifacoum is a potent, long-acting oral anticoagulant rodenticide.
- It is readily available without a prescription, posing an overdose risk.
- Suicide attempts using brodifacoum lead to prolonged bleeding complications.