2,4-Dinitrophenol exposures and deaths in Australia after the 2017 up-scheduling

Med J Aust. 2020 May;212(9):434-434.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50528. Epub 2020 Mar 1.

Authors

Rose Cairns^{1

2}, Jacques Raubenheimer¹, Jared A Brown^{2

3}, Kylie McArdle^{2

4}, Nicholas A Buckley^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
² New South Wales Poisons Information Centre, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW.
³ Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Gosford Hospital, Gosford, NSW.

PMID: 32115701
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50528

No abstract available

Keywords: Legislation, drug; Obesity; Poison control centers; Poisoning.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

2,4-Dinitrophenol / administration & dosage
2,4-Dinitrophenol / adverse effects*
2,4-Dinitrophenol / poisoning
Australia
Databases, Factual
Emergency Treatment / trends*
Female
Heart Arrest / chemically induced*
Humans
Male
Poison Control Centers / statistics & numerical data*
Uncoupling Agents / administration & dosage
Uncoupling Agents / adverse effects*

Substances

Uncoupling Agents
2,4-Dinitrophenol