Abstract
The serious nature of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) has been highlighted in a number of instances over the last forty years, the most recent of these being the occurrence of serious thrombotic events with the use of COX-2 inhibitors. ADRs are estimated to be between the 4th and 6th leading cause of death in the USA, with fatal ADRs occurring in 0.32% of patients. A recent UK study showed that 6.5% of hospital admissions were related to ADRs. ADRs can therefore be regarded as a significant public health and economic problem. There is an urgent need to develop better preventive strategies to reduce the burden of ADRs. Because ADRs can affect any bodily system, can have many different clinical presentations, and are of widely variable severity, prevention will not be easy and will have to be multifactorial in its approach. This paper reviews the epidemiology of ADRs in hospitals and evaluates the research that has been undertaken to date to prevent ADRs.
Keywords: Adverse drug reactions, hospitals
Current Drug Safety
Title: Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitals: A Narrative Review
Volume: 2 Issue: 1
Author(s): Emma C. Davies, Christophe F. Green, David R. Mottram and Munir Pirmohamed
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Keywords: Adverse drug reactions, hospitals
Abstract: The serious nature of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) has been highlighted in a number of instances over the last forty years, the most recent of these being the occurrence of serious thrombotic events with the use of COX-2 inhibitors. ADRs are estimated to be between the 4th and 6th leading cause of death in the USA, with fatal ADRs occurring in 0.32% of patients. A recent UK study showed that 6.5% of hospital admissions were related to ADRs. ADRs can therefore be regarded as a significant public health and economic problem. There is an urgent need to develop better preventive strategies to reduce the burden of ADRs. Because ADRs can affect any bodily system, can have many different clinical presentations, and are of widely variable severity, prevention will not be easy and will have to be multifactorial in its approach. This paper reviews the epidemiology of ADRs in hospitals and evaluates the research that has been undertaken to date to prevent ADRs.
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Davies C. Emma, Green F. Christophe, Mottram R. David and Pirmohamed Munir, Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitals: A Narrative Review, Current Drug Safety 2007; 2 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488607779315507
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488607779315507 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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