Report of Two Cases of Accidental Poisoning Due to "Rice Tablet" Misuse

Aluminum phosphide is a cheap and highly toxic pesticide which is commonly used for grain preservation. In Iran, it is known as the “rice tablet”. Ingestion of only 1.5 g of a standard tablet (3000 mg) can be lethal in human due to multiple organ failures. Unfurtunately, this high potent substance is easily available in our country. Its usage for suicidal attempts has been increasing significantly in recent years. According to the availability of garlic deragee, herbal rice tablet (Banan) and aluminum phosphide, all three in Iranian market as "garlic tablet", we may meet unintentional fatal poisoning caused by accidental ingestion of aluminum phosphide in some cases.In this manuscript, we report a successful treatment in two patients with accidental poisoning by aluminum phosphide which had happened due to nominal similarity