The DoTS classification is a useful way to classify adverse drug reactions: A preliminary study in hospitalized patients

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 230-235

  Calderón Ospina, Carlos ^a   Bustamante Rojas, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

adverse effects; drug utilization; hospitalization; internal medicine; pharmacoepidemiology; postmarketing; product surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE TIME SUSCEPTIBILITY CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLOMBIA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954709557     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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