Evaluation of the prevalence and economic burden of adverse drug reactions presenting to the medical emergency department of a tertiary referral centre: a prospective study

Abstract

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are now recognized as an important cause of hospital admissions, with a proportion ranging from 0.9-7.9%. They also constitute a significant economic burden. We thus aimed at determining the prevalence and the economic burden of ADRs presenting to Medical Emergency Department (ED) of a tertiary referral center in India

Retrospective analysis of adverse drug reactions reported at ADR monitoring centre under PvPI in a tertiary care hospital

“…The age group most commonly affected was 41-50 years (25%) with mean age 45.6 years, this was similar in other studies also. 12,13 The age of the patients will depend upon the type of patients the hospital is catering for; since our Institution was providing care only to adult patients at that time as we were not running pediatric services, adult patients were reported.…”

Analysis of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions at a Tertiary Care Hospital – a Prospective Study

“…Assessing the severity of ADRs is an essential component in pharmac- [16]. The difference may be attributed to drug prices, wages, food and telephone bills, and type of patients included in the study.…”

Characteristics, determinants and cost implications of severe adverse drug reactions in the intensive coronary care unit of a hospital

“…The estimated cost per patient due to hospitalization was $ 92 (INR 6197/-). 6 A study among CCU patients has shown that the ADR rate is as high as 24% with severe ADRs accounting 22% of the total. Of the severe ADRs 7% were potentially preventable.…”