2009 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers’ National Poison Data System (NPDS): 27th Annual Report

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2009 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System (NPDS): 27th Annual Report

Table 17F entitled, Substance Categories Most Frequently Identified in Drug Identification Calls (Top 25), incorrectly displayed data from all information calls instead of only drug identification calls in the 2009 Annual Report. This table is corrected below and the data displayed is now aligned with the title.

Table 17F. Substance Categories Most Frequently Identified in Drug Identification Calls (Top 25).

Acetaminophen with Hydrocodone	145,513	12.60%
Benzodiazepines	131,011	11.34%
Miscellaneous Unknown Drugs	73,224	6.34%
Acetaminophen with Oxycodone	72,275	6.26%
Oxycodone Alone or in Combination (Excluding Combination Products with Acetaminophen or Acetylsalicylic Acid)	58,086	5.03%
Systemic Antibiotic Preparations (Oral, Intravenous, Intramuscular)	35,335	3.06%
Other Antihistamines Alone (Excluding Cough and Cold Preparations)	32,385	2.80%
Tramadol	27,718	2.40%
Morphine	24,055	2.08%
Acetaminophen Alone, Adult	23,933	2.07%
Drug Information	23,350	2.02%
Cyclobenzaprine	23,037	1.99%
Other Types of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)	22,329	1.93%
Naproxen	19,339	1.67%
Other Types of Anticonvulsant (Excluding Barbiturates)	18,547	1.61%
Other Types of Muscle Relaxant	18,146	1.57%
Ibuprofen	17,717	1.53%
Acetaminophen with Propoxyphene	16,307	1.41%
Carisoprodol (Formulated Alone)	15,510	1.34%
Other or Unknown Narcotics	15,449	1.34%
Other Types of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug	15,172	1.31%
Methadone	14,996	1.30%
Amphetamines and Related Compounds	14,798	1.28%
Trazodone	14,296	1.24%
Methocarbamol	14,148	1.23%

^aPercentages are based on the total number of substances reported in all drug identification calls (N = 1,057,632).