Clarifying Terminology for Adverse Drug Events
Authors: María-José Otero, Etienne Schmitt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Letters4 January 2005Clarifying Terminology for Adverse Drug EventsMaría-José Otero, PhD and Etienne Schmitt, PhDMaría-José Otero, PhDFrom Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain, and Centre Hospitalier Montperrin, F13617 Aix en Provence, France. and Etienne Schmitt, PhDFrom Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain, and Centre Hospitalier Montperrin, F13617 Aix en Provence, France.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-1-200501040-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We are currently part of an expert group in the Council of Europe that is establishing a glossary of terms related to medication safety, and we read Nebeker and colleagues' article on adverse drug events (1) with great attention. We agree with the definitions used throughout the article, which are the result of a comprehensive review of the literature. However, we disagree with Nebeker and colleagues' figure outlining the relationships of key terms. This figure, which was previously published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (2), differs greatly from the original figure proposed by Bates and ...References1. Nebeker JR, Barach P, Samore MH. Clarifying adverse drug events: a clinician's guide to terminology, documentation, and reporting. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:795-801. [PMID: 15148066] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Suggested definitions and relationships among medication misadventures, medication errors, adverse drug events, and adverse drug reactions. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1998;55:165-6. [PMID: 9465983] Google Scholar3. Bates DW, Boyle DL, Vander Vliet MB, Schneider J, Leape L. Relationship between medication errors and adverse drug events. J Gen Intern Med. 1995;10:199-205. [PMID: 7790981] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Otero MJ, Dominguez-Gil A. Acontecimientos adversos por medicamentos: una patología emergente. Farmacia Hospitalaria (Madrid). 2000;24:258-66. Accessed at www3.usal.es/~ismp/aampatemerg.pdf on 10 July 2004. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: María-José Otero, PhD; Etienne Schmitt, PhDAffiliations: From Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain, and Centre Hospitalier Montperrin, F13617 Aix en Provence, France. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoClarifying Adverse Drug Events: A Clinician's Guide to Terminology, Documentation, and Reporting Jonathan R. Nebeker , Paul Barach , and Matthew H. Samore Clarifying Terminology for Adverse Drug Events Jonathan R. Nebeker , Matthew H. Samore , and Paul Barach Metrics Cited byMedication SafetyDrug‑related problems in theory and practice in the Czech RepublicDefining and classifying terminology for medication harm: a call for consensusPrevalence and Preventability of Drug-Related Hospital Readmissions: A Systematic ReviewA multicenter record review of in-hospital adverse drug events requiring a higher level of careIatrogénie médicamenteuse : contribution à l'uniformisation de la terminologie en langue française pour la pratique de soins et la recherche cliniqueTerminologia de incidentes com medicamentos no contexto hospitalarDemystifying medication safety: Making sense of the terminologyCurrent awareness: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 4 January 2005Volume 142, Issue 1Page: 77KeywordsAdverse reactionsDrug safetyDrugsPharmacistsSafety ePublished: 4 January 2005 Issue Published: 4 January 2005 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...