Half Of Er Visits For Otc Medications Involve Adolescents Best Life
RELATED: If You’re Over 60, Do Not Take This OTC Medication Every Day, Officials Say. Researchers have discovered an alarming recent trend regarding patients visiting the emergency room. A 2018 study published in the medical journal Innovations in Pharmacy found that among those individuals seeking emergency care related to OTC medications, nearly half—48 percent—are adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years old. “Adolescents’ misuse of over-the-counter medications is a growing patient safety concern, resulting in an alarming number of poisonings and emergency department visits,” the study states....