Comment on: "Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals"/Authors' Reply

Comment on: "Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals"/Authors' Reply

A comment on "Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals" is presented. In this study, which used convenience sampling, all admissions of elderly people to two hospitals in Tasmania, Australia, were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Drug safety 2018-03, Vol.41 (3), p.321-324
Hauptverfasser: Kargar, Mona, Ahmadvand, Alireza, Gholami, Kheirollah, Nair, Nibu Parameswaran, Chalmers, Leanne, Bereznicki, Bonnie J, Curtain, Colin, Peterson, Gregory M, Connolly, Michael, Bereznick, Luke R
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accuracy
Algorithms
Causality
Classification
Data collection
Dementia
Drug stores
Family medical history
Funding
Geriatrics
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Interviews
Medical research
Older people
Patients
Studies
Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:A comment on "Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Elderly Australians: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Two Tasmanian Hospitals" is presented. In this study, which used convenience sampling, all admissions of elderly people to two hospitals in Tasmania, Australia, were evaluated to determine the rate of admissions that might possibly be related to ADRs. The article focused on a major issue in an important population, as drug utilization among the elderly is increasing in Australia.
ISSN:0114-5916
1179-1942
DOI:10.1007/s40264-017-0612-4