Adverse drug reactions and therapeutic errors in older adults: A hazard factor analysis of poison center data

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2228-2234

  Cobaugh, Daniel J ^a   Krenzelok, Edward P ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Anesthetics; Anticoagulants; Antineoplastic agents; Cardiac glycosides; Cardiovascular drugs; Death; Errors, medication; Geriatrics; Heparin; Morphine; Opiates; Poisoning; Radiopharmaceuticals; Respiratory smooth muscle relaxants; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HEPARIN; HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; HYPNOTIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; TOXOID; UNINDEXED DRUG; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICARE; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33845214541     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050280     Document Type: Article

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