Adverse drug reactions among patients admitted with infectious diseases at a Brazilian hospital
Saavedra, Pamela Alejandra; Meiners, Micheline Marie Milward de Azevedo; Lopes, Luciane Cruz; Silva, Emília Vitória da; Silva, Dayde Lane Mendonça da; Noronha, Elza Ferreira; Toledo, Maria Inês de.
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 49(6): 763-767, Dec. 2016. tab
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Despite the therapeutic benefits of drugs, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occur.Method:
We assessed a series of suspected ADRs identified from notifications and intensive monitoring of inpatients from March 2013 to March 2014.RESULTS:
Skin reactions predominated (31%). Systemic anti-infective agents were implicated in 16 (72%) reactions. Fifteen (68%) ADRs were classified as possible. The implicated drug was not correctly identified by the healthcare team in 12 cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Some reactions were not correctly attributed to the causative drug(s), suggesting that the use of a validated evaluation method can promote successful identification of causal links between ADRs and drugs.
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