Wait, I Thought That Drug Was Safe! A Review of Commonly Prescribed Medications with Rare Toxicologic Presentations

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PT

Location: Cascade Ballroom I - 2nd Floor

Speaker(s)

Rebecca Raven, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Co-Speaker(s)

Keahi Horowitz, MD

Physician
Oregon Poison Center
Portland, Oregon

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Rebecca Raven, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Keahi Horowtiz, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

If it's not on your differential, you'll never diagnose it! While you're used to handling the common overdoses, and you can always call the poison center for backup, there are some commonly prescribed or over the counter medications you might think are benign that can cause strange presentations in overdose. In this session, join a general EM physician in conversation with a toxicologist as they discuss the presentation and management of these easy to miss overdoses.

Learning Objectives:

After this session, the learner will be able to identify signs/symptoms of overdose of multiple frequently prescribed or OTC drugs that do not fit into commonly taught toxidromes.
After the session, the learner will be able to confidently manage overdoses of multiple commonly prescribed or OTC medications