Adverse drug reactions are a particular problem for older people. Age-related changes in how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted as a result of, for example, reductions in liver ...

6.7 % of side-effects lead to serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) 0.3% to 7% of all hospital admissions account for side-effects 30% to 60% of side-effects are preventable ...

In a report today, the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that 700,000 people a year, especially the elderly, experience adverse drug events that lead to emergency room visits ...

Adverse drug reactions make up a major cause of hospitalization in patients with chronic kidney disease where lower eGFR is a risk factor, according to published data. “Drugs provide therapeutic ...

More than a quarter of people on long-term medication experienced at least one adverse drug reaction over six years, according to a study of around 600 patients aged 70 and older in Ireland.

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occur in around 20% of hospital inpatients and may be responsible for about 5%of hospital admissions (Pirmohamed et al, 2004; Mannesseet al, 1997). The risk is higher in ...

October 1, 2008 (Vol. 28, No. 17) Pharmacogenomics Is Increasingly Being Employed to Improve Drug Safety Profiles It is common knowledge that genetic influences are often significant in predicting ...

Hepatotoxic drug interactions predominated in this study. This is particularly concerning when cancer therapies are considered, as most oncology drugs are potentially toxic.

One in four experienced at least one adverse drug reaction (ADR) over the six-year period looked at by researchers in Cork. Patients prescribed 10 or more medicines had a threefold increased risk ...