Recurrence of Adverse Drug Reactions following Inappropriate Re-Prescription
- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Drug Safety
- Vol. 33 (7) , 535-538
- https://doi.org/10.2165/11532350-000000000-00000
Abstract
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a common, and often preventable, cause of hospital admission, especially in the elderly, and can occur during hospitalization. In this current opinion article, we present three cases of recurrence of a serious ADR due to re-prescription of a withdrawn medication that highlight the need for a system to prevent the undesirable re-prescription of medications withdrawn because of an ADR. In addition, we describe an electronic system that could help prevent undesirable re-prescription following an ADR. Such a system should document ADRs systematically at the patient level, make this information available to relevant healthcare providers and the patient, and flag re-prescription of the offending drug. The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of such a system would need to be determined.Keywords
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