Gabapentinoid Poisoning Presentations to Victorian Emergency Departments: A 15‐Year Trend Analysis
This study identified and characterised 1207 emergency department presentations related to gabapentinoid overdose in Victoria from 2009-2010 to 2023-2024. Presentation rates increased substantially since 2009-2010, and about half (49.5%; 597/1207) of all presentations were classified as intentional. Co-ingestants were common, although 36.2% (437/1207) of presentations were reported to involve gabapentinoids alone.
Authors
- Binu Gurung
- Tina Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-7293)
- Suzanne Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-1055)
- Jane Hayman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-7178)
- Joanna F. Dipnall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7543-0687)
- Ting Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-6248)
- Angus Skeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1312-5004)
- Amy McNeilage
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Ambulance Victoria (AU)
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70275
- Primary Topic
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Monash University
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council