Medication-related services in a Mexican pediatric hospital

Olguı́n, Hugo Juárez; Flores‐Pérez, Janett; Asseff, Ismael Lares; Pérez, Carmen Flores; Guillé, Gabriela Pérez; Vieyra, Angélica Camacho; Pérez, Alejandro Escánez; Guzmán, David Calderón

doi:10.1093/ajhp/61.21.2311

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“…Normally, they have to suspend all drugs or diminish the dosage if the effect was due to overdose [2,3]. In the case of overdose, the main recommendation is to check plasmatic drug levels [10]. Regarding pharmacoepidemiology, we found that drugs used for the treatment of infectious diseases are the most commonly prescribed and consumed, followed by the use of drugs for gastrointestinal diseases and, in third place, nutritional complements [5,9].…”

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Pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology of drugs in a Mexican pediatric hospital. A proposed guide

2007

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We describe the procedures of pharmacovigilance (PV) and pharmacoepidemiology (PE) of drugs in a pediatric hospital. These activities contribute to the detection and registration of adverse drug reactions and to determine the patterns of drug prescription among children attended at the hospital. The PV activities show that there is a relation between an increase in incidence of adverse drug reactions and the prescription of a larger number of drugs. The PE activities reveal that antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed drugs and next are drugs used for gastrointestinal diseases. Since PV and PE activities were initiated at our hospital, they have contributed to a more adequate use of drugs in children. As a conclusion of these activities, it could be that if the PE of a hospital is known, drug consumption can be optimally planned. PV and PE demonstrate that, if polytherapy is not necessary, it must be avoided. Finally, the present guide can be adopted to initiate PV and PE at a hospital.

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Pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology of drugs in a Mexican pediatric hospital. A proposed guide

2007

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“…The dispensation of drugs as oral unitary doses is a scientifically designed and tested system that improves the safety of the patient and therapeutic quality in hospitals (Juárez Olguín et al, 2004, Montojo, 2001). In each stage of the process, an independent evaluation to substantially reduce errors was carried out.…”

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