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Intentional Overdosing with Isoniazid Not Uncommon

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 13th, 1995

Accidental or intentional isoniazid overdosing is not uncommon and should be suspected when a patient taking the tuberculosis medication presents with seizures, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City Health Department.

New York City Health Department researchers found 76 cases of isoniazid poisoning at a single hospital between January of 1992 and September of 1993. Surprisingly, more than 80 percent of those who were hospitalized for isoniazid overdoses reported using the drug to attempt suicide.

The findings were reported at the at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Public Health...

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