The IOM committee assessed the US drug-safety system and identified a number of serious
problems, including a lack of clear regulatory authority, chronic underfunding, organizational …

Background Drug therapy is associated with adverse effects, and fatal adverse drug events
(ADEs) have become major hospital problems. Our study assesses the incidence of fatal …

Abstract Purpose Adverse drug events (ADEs) represent medication‐related patient harm,
which is associated with significant patient morbidity and mortality. This study was …

Objectives.—To assess incidence and preventability of adverse drug events (ADEs) and
potential ADEs. To analyze preventable events to develop prevention strategies. Design …

Background Considerable effort and attention have focused on medication safety in elderly
persons; one approach that has been understudied in the outpatient environment is the use …

Background: The Beers criteria identify inappropriate use of medications in older adults. The
number of and risk for adverse events from these medications are unknown. Objective: To …

Background The US Food and Drug Administration has operated the Adverse Event
Reporting System since 1998. It collects all voluntary reports of adverse drug events …

Objective: To evaluate the incidence and preventability of adverse drug events (ADEs) and
to determine the yield of several strategies for identifying them. Design: Prospective cohort …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hospital admissions associated with ADRs and
examine differences in prevalence rates between population groups and methods of ADR …

▪ Objective: To describe the incidence and health resource consequences of self-reported
adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and their relation to self-perceived health, number of …