Introduction of <scp>QScript real‐time prescription monitoring system</scp> was associated with a fall in pregabalin poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Introduction of QScript real‐time prescription monitoring system was associated with a fall in pregabalin poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit

Published:2023-08-17 Issue:5 Volume:35 Page:879-881
ISSN:1742-6731
Container-title:Emergency Medicine Australasia
language:en
Short-container-title:Emerg Medicine Australasia

Author:

Holford Amanda¹²^ORCID,Martin Christopher¹^ORCID,Staib Andrew²^ORCID,Harris Keith¹²^ORCID,Isoardi Katherine Z¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Toxicology Unit Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane Queensland Australia

2. Faculty of Medicine The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the impact of QScript implementation on pregabalin‐related poisoning presentations to the ED.MethodsThis is a retrospective review of pregabalin‐related poisoning presentations to a tertiary Australian ED in the 4 years prior to, and 1 year following the introduction of QScript real‐time prescription monitoring system.ResultsPregabalin‐related poisoning presentations fell by 28% from an average of 98 presentations annually over the 4 years prior to QScript implementation to 71 in 2022. The severity of poisonings was similar over the periods.ConclusionsThe introduction of QScript was associated with a reduction in pregabalin‐related poisoning presentations.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Emergency Medicine

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1742-6723.14297

Reference5 articles.

1. Queensland Legislation. Medicines and Poisons Act 2019. [Updated 2 May 2023; cited 1 Jul 2023.] Available from URL:https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act‐2019‐026

2. Pregabalin poisoning and rising recreational use: a retrospective observational series

3. Rescheduling codeine‐containing analgesics reduced codeine‐related hospital presentations

4. Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the Effect of Rescheduling Alprazolam in Australia