Intentional pediatric nonprescription cold/cough and analgesic/antipyretic exposure trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Some analgesic/antipyretic and cold/cough intentional-suspected suicide case rates notably increased during the pandemic for adolescents, particularly females. This surge aligns with periods of increased psychological stress, suicidal ideation/attempts, and certain nonprescription drug exposures potentially attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Tamra E. Meyer
- Sara Karami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-7707)
- Ellen Pinnow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-4662)
- Ibrahim T Ibrahim
- Esther H. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-6850)
- Gerald J. Dal Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4874-5864)
- Lynda McCulley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-3876)
- Christian Ventura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-9421)
- Ajoa Asonye
- Dorothy Chang
Institutions
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Toxicology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2026.2621059
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00