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Frequency and cost of serious adverse drug reactions in a department of general medicine
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 1998 · Vol. 45(3) · pp. 301–308
Nicholas Moore✉(Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux)Dominique Lecointre(Groupe Hospitalier du Havre)C. Noblet(Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux)Michel Mabille(Université Le Havre Normandie)
Abstract
3% of the admissions were related to ADRs. In addition, 6.6% of hospitalized patients had significant ADRs. Between 5 and 9% of hospital costs were related to ADRs. In 24 of the 31 patients with ADRs (77%), these were related to the pharmacological properties of the involved drugs, and may possibly have been avoidable.
Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsMedicineDrugAdverse drug reactionDrug reactionAdverse effectInternal medicineEmergency medicinePediatricsPharmacology
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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFranceHospitals, GeneralHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesIncidencePrevalenceAdverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
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