BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Adverse Drug Reactions in Elderly People: A substantial cause of preventable illness. 2008

Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02120, USA. javorn@medsoc.harvard.edu

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007049 Iatrogenic Disease Any adverse condition in a patient occurring as the result of treatment by a physician, surgeon, or other health professional, especially infections acquired by a patient during the course of treatment. Hospital-Acquired Condition,Condition, Hospital-Acquired,Conditions, Hospital-Acquired,Disease, Iatrogenic,Diseases, Iatrogenic,Hospital Acquired Condition,Hospital-Acquired Conditions,Iatrogenic Diseases
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D064420 Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Disorders that result from the intended use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. Included in this heading are a broad variety of chemically-induced adverse conditions due to toxicity, DRUG INTERACTIONS, and metabolic effects of pharmaceuticals. Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Adverse Drug Event,Adverse Drug Reaction,Drug Side Effects,Drug Toxicity,Side Effects of Drugs,Toxicity, Drug,Adverse Drug Events,Adverse Drug Reactions,Drug Event, Adverse,Drug Events, Adverse,Drug Reaction, Adverse,Drug Reactions, Adverse,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions,Drug Side Effect,Drug Toxicities,Effects, Drug Side,Reactions, Adverse Drug,Side Effect, Drug,Side Effects, Drug,Toxicities, Drug

Related Publications

Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
A review of pharmacogenetics of adverse drug reactions in elderly people.
January 2012, Drug safety,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Adverse drug reactions - preventable or unexpected?
March 2014, Current drug safety,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
[Adverse drug reactions: a common cause of hospitalization of the elderly].
January 2009, Recenti progressi in medicina,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Factors associated with preventable adverse drug reactions.
September 1994, American journal of hospital pharmacy,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Adverse Drug Reactions in Elderly People: The challenge of safer prescribing.
April 2008, BMJ (Clinical research ed.),
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Percentage of patients with preventable adverse drug reactions and preventability of adverse drug reactions--a meta-analysis.
January 2012, PloS one,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Inappropriate medication is a major cause of adverse drug reactions in elderly patients.
July 1992, Age and ageing,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Hospital admissions resulting from preventable adverse drug reactions.
September 2002, The Annals of pharmacotherapy,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Review: the frequency and severity of adverse drug reactions in elderly people.
May 1994, Age and ageing,
Jerry Avorn, and William H Shrank
Is inappropriate medication use a major cause of adverse drug reactions in the elderly?
February 2007, British journal of clinical pharmacology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!