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Drug-Related Death Definitions


Drug definitions Includes
Analgesics 4-aminophenol derivatives
antipyretics
antirheumatics
nonopioid analgesics
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAID]
pyrazolone derivatives
salicylates
Sedative-hypnotics antidepressants
anti-epileptic drugs not elsewhere classified
anti-parkinsonism drugs not elsewhere classified
barbiturates
hydantoin derivatives
iminostilbenes
methaqualone compounds
neuroleptics
psychostimulants
psychotropic drugs not elsewhere classified
sedative-hypnotics not elsewhere classified
succinimides and oxazolidinediones
tranquillizers
Narcotics cannabis (derivatives)
cocaine
codeine
heroin
lysergide [LSD]
mescaline
methadone
morphine
narcotics not elsewhere classified
opium (alkaloids)
psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] not elsewhere classified
Other drugs acting on the
autonomic nervous system
parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics
parasympathomimetics [cholinergics]
sympatholytics [antiadrenergics]
sympathomimetics [adrenergics]
Unspecified drugs agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system
anaesthetics (general)(local)
biological substances
drugs affecting the:
• cardiovascular system
• gastrointestinal system
hormones and synthetic substitutes
medicaments
systemic and haematological agents
systemic antibiotics and other anti-infectives
therapeutic gases
topical preparations
vaccines
water-balance agents and drugs affecting mineral and uric acid metabolism