Adverse drug reactions and therapeutic errors in older adults: a hazard factor analysis of poison center data.

Daniel J. Cobaugh; Edward P. Krenzelok

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Adverse drug reactions and therapeutic errors in older adults: a hazard factor analysis of poison center data.

December 22, 2010

Cobaugh DJ, Krenzelok EP. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(22):2228-34.

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The investigators analyzed medication-related data from a poison control call center and found that 1.6% of the reports of major effects or death were associated with medication errors.

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