DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70242 ISSN: 0025-729X
Self‐Poisoning With Prazosin and Its Off‐Label Use in Australia, 2014–2024: Analysis of
NSW
Poisons Information Centre Data
Olivia B. E. Lal, Nicholas A. Buckley, Rose Cairns ABSTRACT
NSW Poisons Information Centre data identified 1030 deliberate prazosin self‐poisonings over 11 years, rising from 13 to 170 per year (2014–2024). Young women predominated, likely due to expanded off‐label (but accepted) psychiatric use of prazosin. Better evidence on benefits of off‐label use is needed to justify increasing risks.