Prevalence, seriousness and effect of previous adverse drug reactions on prescribing during acute medical admission

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 871-875

  Acheampong, Paul ^a,b   Doig, J Colin ^b   Doshi, Mira ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospitaladmission; ADR; Adverse drug reactions; Prescribing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872181524     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9683-6     Document Type: Article

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