Involvement of propranolol in suicides: cross-sectional study using coroner-reported data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Propranolol is a beta-blocker medication indicated mostly for heart rhythm conditions and for physical symptoms of anxiety. Prescriptions for propranolol in the UK have increased since 2008. Recently, there have been concerns about the involvement of propranolol in intentional poisonings, but such deaths are not routinely reported. Therefore, use of coroner-reported and toxicology data enables unique investigation into the scale of involvement of propranolol in suicide.

Aims

To describe the extent to which propranolol is involved in suicides, including patterns over time and characteristics of people whose suicide involved propranolol compared with other suicides.

Method

Data were derived from the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM). All s

SUBMITTER: Gorton HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363079 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature