Identification of medication-related attendances at an A & E department

Abstract

DRPs account for 4% of attendances at a central London A & E Department.

Risk Factors for Hospital Admissions Associated with Adverse Drug Events

“…In contrast to preventable ADEs, nonpreventable ADEs were commonly identified among younger adults. Possible reasons for this were that the majority of nonpreventable ADEs resulted from drug overdose, which has previously been identified in younger patients . Further research examining the antecedents to self‐harm from drug overdose are needed in order to develop more effective interventions to tackle this important issue.…”

Pharmacy services to UK Emergency Departments: a descriptive study

“…These patients may be just as likely to have medical problems as traditional medical inpatients but until recently received very little pharmacy input. Their pharmaceutical care is challenging with limited time to identify and manage the patients' medicine issues: accessing information on patients medicines is difficult with poor patient recall, lack of patients own medicines and GPs and community pharmacies closed, yet incomplete drug histories may result in drug-induced admissions being overlooked [26]. Therapy may be unintentionally duplicated and patients using medicines compliance aids who require changes to medicines may be overlooked.…”

Prevalence of medication-related problems among patients with renal compromise in an Indian hospital

“…Although most medications are relatively safe, the risk–benefit profile varies between medications, with some agents maintaining higher risk for adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This associated risk and harm may be termed as ‘medication‐related illnesses’ and is often preceded by a medication‐related problem (MRP) (1–3).…”