Cohort study on adverse drug reactions in adults admitted to the medical wards of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: Prevalence, incidence, risk factors and fatality.

Aduragbenro Deborah A Adedapo Waheed Adeola Adedeji Ifetoluwanimi A Adedapo Kayode S Adedapo

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)

Preventable ADRs are common and important causes of hospitalisation and inpatients' morbidity and mortality among medical patients in Nigeria. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hypoglycaemia, resulting from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antidiabetic drugs were the most observed ADRs.

Keyphrases

risk factors
adverse drug
end stage renal disease
healthcare
anti inflammatory drugs
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
drug induced
patient reported