Clinical characteristics of over-the-counter (OTC) drug abusers in psychiatric practice in Japan: Comparison of single and multiple OTC product abusers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the clinical characteristics of over-the-counter (OTC) drug abusers in psychiatric practice in Japan.

Method

We examined the attributes, ICD-10 subcategory, and comorbid mental disorders of patients who mainly abuse OTC products and compared the clinical characteristics of single product and multiple products abusers, using the database of the "2022 Nationwide Mental Hospital Survey of Drug-related Disorders."

Results

Among the 2468 subjects included in this survey, 273 (11.1%) used OTC products as main drugs. Of these, 209 (78.3%) and 58 (21.7%) were classified into the single product group and the multiple products group, respectively. Six were excluded for unknown ingredients. By comparing these groups, we found that many of the multiple produc

SUBMITTER: Tanibuchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10932778 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature