Preventability of Adverse Drug Reactions
Authors: JOHN F. BURNUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Letters1 July 1976Preventability of Adverse Drug ReactionsJOHN F. BURNUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN F. BURNUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-85-1-80 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSome authors have assumed, but without supporting data, that the vast majority of adverse drug reactions occur needlessly and are preventable (1-5). Also, most surveys of adverse drug reactions have been limited to hospital bed patients on acute medical teaching wards (5). This is a study of the preventability and responsibility for adverse drug reactions as seen in a community practice.One thousand individual adult medical patients, 459 men and 541 women, encountered consecutively in our three-man group, community, office-based practice of general internal medicine were observed for adverse drug reactions, for the source of the drug associated with the...References1. MELMON K: Preventable drug reactions—causes and cures. N Engl J Med 284:1361-1368, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. RUCKER T: Drug use. Data, sources, and limitations. JAMA 230:888-890, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BALLIN J: The ADR numbers game (editorial). JAMA 229: 1097-1098, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. : Take With Caution. 8 PM, EST, 10 June 1975 Google Scholar5. KARCHLASAGNA FL: Adverse drug reactions. A critical review. JAMA 234:1236-1241, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: 400-C Tenth Street, East Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAmbulatory Computerized Prescribing and Preventable Adverse Drug EventsAdverse Drug Reactions: History, Terminology, Classification, Causality, Frequency, PreventabilityPreventability of Drug-Related Harms – Part IPostoperative Intensive Care Unit Drug Fever Caused by DexmedetomidineHow to Design Computerized Alerts to Ensure Safe Prescribing PracticesAdverse drug reactions due to prolonged antibiotic therapy for malignant external otitisAn eye for fatigationA New Method for Evaluating the Quality of Medical InterpretationA Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Outpatient Electronic Prescribing Systems Based on Their Functional CapabilitiesHospital Admissions Resulting from Preventable Adverse Drug ReactionsAdverse drug events in emergency department patientsEconomic and Humanistic Impact of Adverse Events Associated with CSFsFactors Associated with Preventability, Predictability, and Severity of Adverse Drug ReactionsPatients admis en réanimation pour pathologie iatrogène: facteurs de risque et conséquencesTherapeutic Outcomes Monitoring: Application of Pharmaceutical Care Guidelines to Community PharmacyAdverse drug reaction monitoring—cost and benefit considerations. Part II: cost and preventability of adverse drug reactions leading to hospital admission{BLR 2223} FDA - Labelling - Patient InformationPharmaceutical careThe Future of Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical CareAnnouncementsIatrogenic disease and the primary care physicianMethicillin induced drug-fever during treatment for acute post traumatic osteomyelitis and septic arthritisThe Utilization of a Clinical Pharmacist—A Way of Decreasing Medications in a Community Hospital 1 July 1976Volume 85, Issue 1Page: 80-81KeywordsAdverse reactions Issue Published: 1 July 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...