Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study.
Zed PJ, Abu-Laban RB, Balen RM, et al. Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study. CMAJ. 2008;178(12):1563-1569. doi:10.1503/cmaj.071594.
In this Canadian study, nearly 1 in 8 emergency department visits were related to medication issues, most commonly adverse drug events and nonadherence to medications.