The Outcome of Agitation in Poisoned Patients in an Iranian Tertiary Care University Hospital

Table 1

Frequency distribution of agitation with respect to the ingested toxin in studied patients.

Drug	(%)
Illegal substance abuse	19 (33.4)
Multidrug abuse^*	9 (16.2)
Benzodiazepines	9 (16.2)
Anticonvulsants	7 (12.6)
Tricyclic antidepressants	6 (10.8)
Antipsychotics	3 (5.4)
Antihypertensives	2 (3.6)
Pesticides	1 (1.8)
Total	56 (100)

Multidrug abuse: abusive ingestion of more than one medication.