Urgent Hospital Admissions Caused by Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors—A Population-Based Study in Spain

Urgent Hospital Admissions Caused by Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors—A Population-Based Study in Spain

BackgroundAdverse drug reactions (ADR) are a public health issue, due to their great impact on morbidity, mortality, and economic cost.ObjectiveWe aimed to study the percentage of patients admitted urgently as a result of an ADR, considered serious adverse event, or medication error. Also, we intend...

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Main Authors: Gina Mejía, Miriam Saiz-Rodríguez, Beatriz Gómez de Olea, Dolores Ochoa, Francisco Abad-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
adverse drug reaction
medication error
urgent admission
pharmacovigilance
emergency department
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.00734/full

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