Adverse drug reactions as a cause of admission to an acute medical assessment unit: A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 355-361

  Green, C F ^a,b,e   Mottram, D R ^a   Rowe, P H ^a   Pirmohamed, M ^c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BECLOMETASONE; BUMETANIDE; DICLOFENAC; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; LISINOPRIL; NAPROXEN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PAROXETINE; PROPRANOLOL; RISPERIDONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANDIDIASIS; COUGHING; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEARTBURN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; STOMACH PAIN; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0034529967     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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