September 12, 2025Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Clinical Features and Risk Factors for Overdosing With Over-the-counter Drugs in Japan: A Retrospective Observational Study

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YOYuichi OnishiTokai University KMKatsunaka MikamiTokai University TYTeppei YamashitaTokai University

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Retrospective observational study reveals common characteristics in suicide attempts with OTC drugs, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.

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Younger individuals and students are at higher risk for overdose with over-the-counter drugs, emphasizing targeted prevention.
A significant proportion of cases with psychiatric diagnoses (ICD-10 F4) correlate with OTC drug attempts, suggesting a need for awareness.
Patients without a history of psychiatric disease showed strong association with overdose on OTC drugs, indicating unique risk factors.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to explore the social background and clinical characteristics of patients.

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Onishi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44b2a31b076d99fa5440d https://doi.org/10.1177/10401237251352175

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Retrospective observational study reveals common characteristics in suicide attempts with OTC drugs, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.

Clinical Features and Risk Factors for Overdosing With Over-the-counter Drugs in Japan: A Retrospective Observational Study

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Clinical Features and Risk Factors for Overdosing With Over-the-counter Drugs in Japan: A Retrospective Observational Study

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