Peter D Akpunonu, Richard J Church, Kavita M Babu, Trevonne M Thompson
{"title":"The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Toxicology.","authors":"Peter D Akpunonu, Richard J Church, Kavita M Babu, Trevonne M Thompson","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-01021-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-01021-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"336-337"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259561/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Internet Snapshot Survey Assessing the sale of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists for use with Electronic Vaping Devices.","authors":"Allon Gould, Paul I Dargan, David M Wood","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-01013-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-01013-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) are associated with significant toxicity and are increasingly used in electronic vaping devices. We assessed the availability of SCRA vaping products to UK purchasers on the surface web.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An internet snapshot survey was performed between October 2022 and January 2023 on 'google.com' using the search terms \"buy c-liquid vape\", \"buy herbal incense vape liquid\", \"buy cannabis vape liquid\", \"buy hashish vape liquid\", \"buy K2 vape liquid\".</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>62 websites selling 128 SCRA vaping brands were identified. Most were purportedly based in the USA (41 websites, 66%) and most sold other controlled substances. Purchase incentives offered included discreet packaging (38, 61%), discounts for bulk purchase (34, 55%) and tracked delivery (30, 48%). Many websites stated SCRA products were: not for human consumption (41, 66%), for research purposes only (15, 24%), or legal (28, 45%). Websites sold a median (IQR) of 16 (7-25) SCRA vaping brands. Almost all were bottles of vaping liquid (1220/1225, 99.6%). The most common bottle size was 5mL (60%), the median (IQR) total volume of SCRA liquid per sale was 50mL (10-200mL). Median (IQR) price was £3.39/mL (£2.01/mL- £5.29/mL). Price decreased with increasing volume purchased (£6.58/mL for ≤ 5mL, £1.60/mL for > 200mL).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SCRA vaping products are easily obtainable online, in both small and bulk quantities. Information provided to purchasers on safety and legality is lacking or misleading. Further studies are needed to confirm the chemistry of these products. Policymakers should consider steps to limit the potential harm caused by the purchase and use of these products.</p>","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"271-277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11288222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biostatistics and Epidemiology for the Toxicologist: Types of Data and Why It Matters.","authors":"Sanjay Mohan, Elise Perlman, Mark K Su","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-01015-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-01015-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"306-307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11288221/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Exposures Are Increasingly Common and Generally Associated with Mild Symptoms: A Single Poison Center Experience.","authors":"Stacy Marshall, Erin Ryan, Jessica Rivera, Lindy Reynolds, Suhkshant Atti","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-01008-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-01008-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use has increased over the last decade for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular risk reduction, and weight loss. Clinical trials indicate that gastrointestinal adverse effects are commonly experienced and severe hypoglycemia is rare; however, there is little data regarding glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in overdose.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective chart review evaluating and characterizing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exposures reported to a single poison center between 2006 and 2023. Patient demographics, circumstances of exposure, clinical effects, and outcomes were abstracted from charts. Descriptive statistics were utilized to summarize demographic information and clinical factor data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 152 charts met inclusion criteria. Therapeutic errors accounted for 91% of exposures. Most patients (67%) reported no symptoms, although not all patients were followed to a definitive outcome. Nausea, vomiting, generalized weakness, and abdominal pain were the predominant symptoms reported. Most patients (62%) were monitored and closely followed in the home setting. Hypoglycemia was rare but occurred in the setting of a single agent glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exposure in two patients. Two additional patients who developed hypoglycemia involved co-administration of insulin. 21% of the exposures were related to errors on initial use of the pen.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Exposures to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist have increased substantially over the years. Effects from an exposure tended to be mild and primarily involve gastrointestinal symptoms. Hypoglycemia was rare. Therapeutic and administration errors were common. Education on pen administration may help to reduce errors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"278-285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11288212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACMT Clinicopathological Conference: The Intoxicated, Poisoned Groundskeeper.","authors":"Antonia Nemanich, Michael Keenan","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-00994-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-00994-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"226-232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139905847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case Files of the Emory University Medical Toxicology Fellowship: A Patient Presents to the Outpatient Toxicology Clinic with Delusions of Being Poisoned.","authors":"Matthew Robert Dernbach, Joseph E Carpenter","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-00995-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-00995-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"233-244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959915/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating a Startup Journey: The Journal of Medical Toxicology.","authors":"Christian Tomaszewski","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-01002-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-01002-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"77-78"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Toce, Charlotte E Goldfine, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Alison Meyn
{"title":"Welcome to the 2024 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting.","authors":"Michael Toce, Charlotte E Goldfine, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Alison Meyn","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-00992-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-00992-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two hundred sixteen abstracts were selected for presentation at the 2024 American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Annual Scientific Meeting on April 12-14, 2024, in Washington, DC. The quality and breadth of toxicology scholarship continues to grow as our field expands. The complete 2024 ASM abstract book in the April issue of JMT includes original research studies from around the world and the ToxIC Investigators Consortium, clinically significant case reports describing toxicologic phenomena, and selected encore research presentations from other scientific meetings.</p>","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"84-85"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959871/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139972237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher E Gaw, Hannah L Hays, Cydney A Kemp, Sandhya Kistamgari, Henry A Spiller, Natalie I Rine, Allison L Rhodes, Motao Zhu, Gary A Smith
{"title":"Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Cases Reported to United States Poison Centers, 2017-2022.","authors":"Christopher E Gaw, Hannah L Hays, Cydney A Kemp, Sandhya Kistamgari, Henry A Spiller, Natalie I Rine, Allison L Rhodes, Motao Zhu, Gary A Smith","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-00999-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-00999-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are a class of medications for management of diabetes and obesity. The objective of this study is to characterize the epidemiology of GLP-1RA cases reported to US poison centers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed cases involving a GLP-1RA reported to the National Poison Data System during 2017-2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 5,713 single-substance exposure cases reported to US poison centers involving a GLP-1RA. Most cases were among females (71.3%) and attributable to therapeutic errors (79.9%). More than one-fifth (22.4%) of cases were evaluated in a healthcare facility, including 0.9% admitted to a critical care unit and 4.1% admitted to a non-critical care unit. Serious medical outcomes were described in 6.2% of cases, including one fatality. The rate of cases per one million US population increased from 1.16 in 2017 to 3.49 in 2021, followed by a rapid increase of 80.9% to 6.32 in 2022. Trends for rates of serious medical outcomes and admissions to a healthcare facility showed similar patterns with 129.9% and 95.8% increases, respectively, from 2021 to 2022.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most GLP-1RA cases reported to US poison centers were associated with no or minimal effects and did not require referral for medical treatment; however, a notable minority of individuals experienced a serious medical outcome or healthcare facility admission. The rate of reported cases increased during the study period, including an 80.9% increase from 2021 to 2022. Opportunities exist to improve provider and patient awareness of the adverse effects of these medications.</p>","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"193-204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139990325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Jon B Cole, Andrew I Stolbach, Jeanmarie Perrone, Lewis S Nelson
{"title":"Ensuring the Efficacy and Safety of Approved Medications.","authors":"Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Jon B Cole, Andrew I Stolbach, Jeanmarie Perrone, Lewis S Nelson","doi":"10.1007/s13181-024-00998-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13181-024-00998-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16429,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"81-83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959846/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}