Adverse drug events are more common in older people with comorbidities, a new study finds. Factors that are independently linked with adverse drug events are being female, taking more drugs daily, ...

Preventable adverse drug events associated with inpatient injectable medications affect approximately 1.2 million hospitalizations annually and result in $600,000 in extra costs per hospital annually, ...

The evaluation of drug safety in clinical trials is a critical element of the drug development process, ensuring that therapeutic benefits outweigh potential harms. Clinical trials, particularly in ...

Among adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting, broad-spectrum antibiotics vs macrolide monotherapy were associated with an increased risk for adverse drug events.

Adverse drug events can add approximately $3,000 to hospitalization costs, according to research published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. For their study, researchers ...

Nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, as indicated from data from 2809 admissions at 11 hospitals. The 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS), which focused on ...

The assessment of causation for a potential drug interaction requires thoughtful consideration of the properties of both the object and precipitant drugs, patient-specific factors, and the possible ...

Dr. David Gortler is a pharmacologist, pharmacist, and senior fellow in public health policy and regulation with the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. He is a former ...