Prevalence, Incidence, and Characteristics of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Older Adults Hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Tadele Mekuriya YadesaFreddy Eric KitutuRobert TamukongPaul Erasmus Alele

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)

Almost half of the hospitalized patients aged 60 to 103 years experienced at least one ADR during their hospital stay, which is higher than has been previously documented. Almost three-thirds of the ADRs were probable, about 4 out of 5 were type A and almost two-thirds were mild. Nearly half of the ADRs were preventable.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
risk factors
electronic health record
emergency department
drug induced
primary care