Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study.

Peter J. Zed; Riyad B. Abu-Laban; Robert M. Balen; Peter S. Loewen; Corinne M. Hohl; Jeffrey R. Brubacher; Kerry Wilbur; Matthew O. Wiens; Leslie J. Samoy; Katie Lacaria; Roy A. Purssell

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Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study.

April 22, 2011

Zed PJ, Abu-Laban RB, Balen RM, et al. CMAJ. 2008;178(12):1563-1569.

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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.

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