Evaluation of adverse drug reactions notifications at a public hospital in Minas Gerais
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.01924Keywords:
Pharmacovigilance; Notifcation; Adverse Drug ReactionsAbstract
Introduction: Adverse drug reactions (ADR’s) are considered a serious public health problem, being responsible for the increase in morbidity and mortality and health costs. Objective: To know the occurrence profile and describe the characteristics of the cases of ADRs notified in a sentinel hospital in Minas Gerais. Method: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, which used as a source the spreadsheet of suspected ADR’s reports from the hospital's risk management from January 2015 to December 2019. Results: 255 notifications were analyzed, the majority coming from active search (69.4%), involving 269 medications and 328 episodes of ADR’s. The sector with the highest number of notifications was the Medical Clinic (43.9%). The age range of the most affected patients was between 19-59 years (54.5%), predominantly male (50.6%) and white (54.1%). Most of the ADR's were manifested through disorders in the integumentary system (36.3%), with mild severity (63.9%), mainly due to the use of systemic anti-infectives (44.6%). Conclusion: It is concluded that the notifications of ADR’s are recurrent in the hospital and their knowledge allows to outline their clinical profile, helping to prevent them and contributing to greater patient safety.
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