Drug Induced Deaths Due to Accidental Poisoning - Analgesics

Opiates Aspirin Acetaminophen Pyrazole Antirheumatics Other Non-Narcotic Other Unspecified
Source: Centers for Disease Control
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Accidental Poisonings by Analgesics, Antipyretics, and Antirheumatics (1979-1998)
ICD-9 Code Code Description Example Drugs Total Deaths % of Category
850.0 Opiates and related narcotics Codeine, Heroin, Methadone, Morphine, Opium 22,735 75.77
850.1 Salicylates Aspirin, Salicylic acid salts 1,204 4.01
850.2 Aromatic analgesics acetaminophen, acetophenetidin 1,144 3.81
850.3 Pyrazole derivatives amidopyrine, phenylbutazone 26 0.09
850.4 Antirheumatics Gold salts, Indomethacin 64 0.21
850.5 Other non-narcotic analgesics Pyrabital 1,808 6.03
850.8 Other Pentazocine (Percoset) 2,963 9.87
850.9 Unspecified -- 63 0.21


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