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… adversely impact medication safety. A previous WebM&M commentary discussed how to enhance accuracy of medication …

… Br J Clin Pharmacol … Br J Clin Pharm … Adverse drug events (ADEs) remain one of the …

… of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA … J Am Med Inform Assoc … Using administrative data as a means …

… during a 6-month follow-up period. A past AHRQ WebM&M perspective discusses the broader aspects of providing safe …

Adverse drug events are a common cause of emergency department visits in children and adults, but it is unclear how accurately emergency physicians identify medication errors as a cause of a patient's presenting symptoms. In this study, emergency department patients were evaluated by a clinical pharmacist for a possible drug-related cause of their presentation, and the pharmacists' assessment was compared to that of the treating emergency physician. Agreement was only moderate, implying that physician diagnoses may actually underestimate the true incidence of medication error–related emergency department visits.

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.