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Predictors of hospital‑acquired adverse drug reactions: a cohort of Ugandan older adults
(BMC Geriatrics, 2022)
Background: Globally, it is estimated that the number of older adults will become 2 billion by 2050. The identification of the predictors of adverse drug reaction (ADR) in hospitalized older patients is crucial to the ...
Adverse drug reaction reporting among health care workers at Mulago National Referral and Teaching hospital in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2015)
Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are an important contributor to patient morbidity and hospitalisation in
Uganda. Under-reporting of ADRs may increase medicine-induced morbidity and mortality among patients. This ...
Predictors of Medication-Related Emergency Department Admissions Among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South-Western Uganda
(Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2021)
Background: Medication-related emergency department admissions impose a huge and unnecessary burden on the healthcare system. We sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of medication-related emergency department ...
Development and Validation of ‘Prediction of Adverse Drug Reactions in Older Inpatients (PADROI)’ Risk Assessment Tool
(Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2022)
Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADR) detection and prediction methods in hospitalized older adults remain imprecise. The identification of the risk factors for ADRs in this group of patients is crucial to develop ...
Prevalence, Incidence, and Characteristics of Adverse Drug Reactions Among Older Adults Hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2021)
Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are associated with significant clinical and economic effects. Among the elderly population, the risk for ADRs is even higher. Data of ADR prevalence and incidence among the elderly ...
Prevalence and factors associated with adverse drug reactions among heart failure patients hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Ugand
(BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022)
Background: Adverse drug reaction (ADR) of medications remains an obstacle to achieving optimal disease outcomes. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of ADR among Heart failure (HF) patients ...