PHARMACEUTICAL POISONINGS AMONG CHILDREN IN REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA.

The frequency of pharmaceutical-related poisoning in the Republic of Moldova during 2012-2015 was assessed. Age characteristics of poisonings, ways of exposure to chemicals and recommendations of preventive measures were discussed. The monitoring of acute pharmaceutical and chemical poisonings is one of the weak links of the recordkeeping in the public health system in Moldova. This article demonstrates the increasing number of poisonings in 2015 after developing of the Order No. 906 of 30.11.2014 on the Notification of and Research into the Acute Exogenous Non-Occupational Chemical Poisoning Cases and reflects the real situation of chemical poisoning in the country