Table 1 Percentage of Yellow Card reports for suicides where the implicated drug was taken in an episode of fatal self-poisoning from 1998 to 2011
Drug | Number of suicide reports | Percentage of overdose in suicide reports from 1998-2011 |
|---|---|---|
Aspirin | 4 | 100.0 |
Tramadol | 6 | 66.7 |
Zopiclone | 13 | 61.5 |
Paracetamol | 5 | 60.0 |
Diazepam | 11 | 54.5 |
Amitryptiline | 6 | 50.0 |
Temazepam | 4 | 50.0 |
Co-proxamol | 4 | 50.0 |
Quetiapine | 13 | 46.2 |
Olanzapine | 24 | 37.5 |
Venlafaxine | 42 | 31.0 |
Sertraline | 21 | 19.0 |
Citalopram | 70 | 17.1 |
Bupropion* | 6 | 16.7 |
Clozapine | 78 | 12.8 |
Mirtazapine | 17 | 11.8 |
Paroxetine | 50 | 10.0 |
Varenicline | 41 | 7.3 |
Escitalopram | 15 | 6.7 |
Fluoxetine | 58 | 5.2 |
Risperidone | 24 | 4.2 |
Duloxetine | 28 | 3.6 |
Isotretinoin | 32 | 3.1 |
Aripiprazole | 15 | 0.0 |
Mefloquine | 8 | 0.0 |
Efavirenz | 7 | 0.0 |
Infliximab | 5 | 0.0 |
Flupenthixol | 4 | 0.0 |