Other Drugs Or Medications
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Transportation & Substances · CPSC Code 1932
Up 33% over 5 years
The verdict
Other Drugs Or Medications carry a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk), driven by roughly 4,132 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 33% over the last five years.
- 42/100
- danger score (moderate risk)
- 4,132
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 11.0%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1932 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 42/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for other drugs or medications - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume4,132 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)11.0%
- Fatality rate0.09%
- 5-year trend+33%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Other Drugs Or Medications (CPSC product code 1932, in the Transportation & Substances category) generate an estimated 4,132 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 82,642 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 42/100 for this category (moderate risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are rising by about 33% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2022 (6,717 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2005 (2,503 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for other drugs or medications is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 81,259 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by burn, chemical to the eyeball (759 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 82,643 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 11.0% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.09%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 1 consumer incident report filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how other drugs or medications fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 45,472 | 37,171 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| All Parts Body | Poisoning | |
| Eyeball | Burn, Chemical | |
| Mouth | Burn, Chemical | |
| Mouth | Other | |
| Lower Arm | Burn, Chemical | |
| Internal | Ingestion | |
| Eyeball | Derma/conjunct | |
| Eyeball | Other | |
| Lower Trunk | Derma/conjunct | |
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Lower Trunk | Burn, Chemical | |
| Head | Fracture | |
| Hand | Burn, Chemical | |
| Finger | Burn, Chemical | |
| Eyeball | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
2YOM ATE SOME MELATONIN GUMMIES AT HOME. DX: ENCOUNTER FOR SUSPECTED TOXIC EFFECT FROM INGESTED SUBSTANCE RULED OUT.
2YOF BROUGHT IN BY MOTHER THAT STATES CHILD ATE ONE OF MOTHERS AMLODIPINE 10MG TABLET. DX: POISONING BY OTHER DRUGS, MEDICAMENTS AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES, ACCIDENTAL.
2YOF BIB MOTHER AFTER PT TOOK 22 *** 1 HR PRIORDX ACCIDENTAL OD
4YOM C/O ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF MAXIMUM 100 MG MELATONIN. 100 MG OF MELATONIN MISSING. FOUND ONLY ONE PILL. PATIENT ACTING NORMAL. MAY NOT HAVE EVEN OCCURRED. DX: ACCIDENTAL DURG INGESTION
2YOF PRESENTS AFTER EATING ABOUT 25 NIGHTTIME BABY SOOTHING TABLETS; PATIENT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT DX: ACCIDENTAL DRUG OVERDOSE
21MOF GOT INTO MOM'S VAPE PEN WHICH CONTAINED NICOTINE AND WAS SUCKING ON IT DX: POISONING BY NICOTINE
3YOF PRESENTS W POSSIBLE THC INGESTION VIA A DELTA 8 THC GUMMY DX: ACCIDENTAL MARIJUANA POISONING
22MOM PRESENTING W/ POSSIBLE MELATONIN INGESTION 3 DAYS AGO. WAS W/ MOM OVER THE WEEKEND, ACCOMPANIED TODAY BY DAD. PRESCHOOL CALLED DAD YESTERDAY (2/12/2024) BECAUSE PT WAS ACTING OUT OF IT. PER DAD, WHEN HE CALLED MOM SHE STATED PT MAY HAVE POSSIBLY INGESTED 2X MELATONIN GUMMIES ON 2/10/2024. DAD UNSURE IF OTHER MEDS PRESENT AT MOM'S HOME. UTOX DRUG SCREEN: ALL NEG. DX: INGESTION OF MELATONIN
3 YOF PRESENTS WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS S/P INGESTED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** GUMMIES AT HOME. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE
3YOF PRESENTS AFTER INGESTION OF UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRIMECROLIMUS 1% TOPICAL CREAM DX INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
2 YOM PRESENTS WITH INGESTION AND COUGHING S/P WAS AT AUNT'S HOUSE AND A NICOTINE VAPE PEN WAS LEFT OUT AND PATIENT WAS FOUND WITH VAPE PEN IN HAND AND EXHALING SMOKE. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF SUBSTANCE
2 YOF PRESENTS WITH INGESTION OF STRAWBERRY FLAVORED LIQUID NICOTINE JUICE AT HOME. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
Purchased a disposable electronic cigarette from LuxuryLites, when turned on a crackling noise is apparent, and when the electronic cigarette is inhaled it is extremely hot and and burned the inside of my mouth. Company has not responded to any of my emails.
Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to other drugs or medications on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are other drugs or medications?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, other drugs or medications have a danger score of 42/100 (moderate risk). An estimated 4,132 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from other drugs or medications?
The most common injury is poisoning to the all parts body, accounting for approximately 81,259 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from other drugs or medications increasing or decreasing?
Up 33% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for other drugs or medications injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 82,643 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by other drugs or medications?
Of all ER visits involving other drugs or medications, approximately 11.0% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (89.0%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with other drugs or medications?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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Safety Guides
What this means for you
Treat the 42/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.
