The most adverse drug events (ADE) occur due to the lack of knowledge of the interaction of one prescribed or over the counter (OTC) drug on another. Nazarko (2014) claims 5 – 15% of hospital admissions are caused by adverse drug events. And Stausberg (2014) results indicate the prevalence rate of ADE’s in the USA was 5.64% which played a substantial burden on US healthcare systems costing annually around 2 billion USDs (2). It is in your best interest to question your pharmacist, or practitioner to promote awareness of prescribed medication’s adverse drug reactions (ADR) and drug interactions with OTC or prescribed NSAIDs, antidepressants, aspirin, alcohol, . . . that may be occasionally taken. Moore, Pollack, & Butkeralt (2015) reports
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A substantial number in society do not take the time to read the documentation received with prescriptions and many seniors don’t understand why they have to take them. I feel a positive societal step would be to educate patients via an app or website prior to the dispensing of medications. For example, prior to receiving a new prescription by a pharmacy or medical facility, the patient should be required to take a drug tutorial advising of diagnosis association, dosage and usage instructions, associated risks, potential drug and food interactions, and documented ADRs. This prevention measure should increase safety in drug administration, highly reduce the chances of ADRs., and promote patient participation in the treatment …show more content…
Patients are negligent in reporting ADRs, thus it is important that practitioners inquire about ADRs during office visits and provide the patient with an online ADR reporting tool. Yamamoto, et. al. (2015) concluded from a national pilot study of online ADR reporting that nearly 78% of the participants reported ease of use and a likelihood to report future ADRs online (173). Utilizing such a system would highly reduce inappropriate subscribing, potential drug and contrast media ADRs, and promote active patient involvement. With ADR reporting and access to allergy data highly adverse contrast-induced ADRs may be prevented. Ryu et. al. (2015) found that drug-induced ADRs were milder and more likely preventable than contrast media induced reactions (1). And Stausberg (2014) concluded that Pharmacovigilance derived from physician reporting is extremely incomplete and an advantageous approach would be to require international standardization of terms beyond diagnosis codes
A substantial number in society do not take the time to read the documentation received with prescriptions and many seniors don’t understand why they have to take them. I feel a positive societal step would be to educate patients via an app or website prior to the dispensing of medications. For example, prior to receiving a new prescription by a pharmacy or medical facility, the patient should be required to take a drug tutorial advising of diagnosis association, dosage and usage instructions, associated risks, potential drug and food interactions, and documented ADRs. This prevention measure should increase safety in drug administration, highly reduce the chances of ADRs., and promote patient participation in the treatment …show more content…
Patients are negligent in reporting ADRs, thus it is important that practitioners inquire about ADRs during office visits and provide the patient with an online ADR reporting tool. Yamamoto, et. al. (2015) concluded from a national pilot study of online ADR reporting that nearly 78% of the participants reported ease of use and a likelihood to report future ADRs online (173). Utilizing such a system would highly reduce inappropriate subscribing, potential drug and contrast media ADRs, and promote active patient involvement. With ADR reporting and access to allergy data highly adverse contrast-induced ADRs may be prevented. Ryu et. al. (2015) found that drug-induced ADRs were milder and more likely preventable than contrast media induced reactions (1). And Stausberg (2014) concluded that Pharmacovigilance derived from physician reporting is extremely incomplete and an advantageous approach would be to require international standardization of terms beyond diagnosis codes