Adverse drug reactions and medication errors—what emergency physicians should know Unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkungen und Medikationsfehler – was Akut- und Notfallmediziner wissen sollten
Dormann H, Knüppel-Ruppert A (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 24
Pages Range: 907-918
Journal Issue: 6
DOI: 10.1007/s10049-021-00896-8
Abstract
Adverse drug reactions (ADR) or medication errors are often not correctly identified in time and can thus account for preventable deaths in emergency departments. This article presents the most frequent high-risk drugs, ADR-associated leading symptoms or diagnoses from findings of international and German single and multicenter studies. Furthermore, important ADR, drug interactions, application errors and prescription cascades typical for emergency departments are explained using examples. In order to improve drug therapy safety in emergency medicine, training and continuing education on ADR is essential, just like the implementation of intelligent clinical decision support systems and electronic access to prescription, medication documentation and emergency data. Personalized drug therapy based on patient genetics will pose another challenge in the near future.
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APA:
Dormann, H., & Knüppel-Ruppert, A. (2021). Adverse drug reactions and medication errors—what emergency physicians should know Unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkungen und Medikationsfehler – was Akut- und Notfallmediziner wissen sollten. Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, 24(6), 907-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10049-021-00896-8
MLA:
Dormann, Harald, and Anja Knüppel-Ruppert. "Adverse drug reactions and medication errors—what emergency physicians should know Unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkungen und Medikationsfehler – was Akut- und Notfallmediziner wissen sollten." Notfall und Rettungsmedizin 24.6 (2021): 907-918.
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