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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Frequent adverse drug reactions

Which drugs do you think cause the most adverse drug reactions?

A recent study by the CDC it says that
  • warfarin, 
  • oral antiplatelet medications, 
  • insulins, 
  • and oral hypoglycemic agents 

account for 67% of emergency hospitalizations of adults 65 years and older, with warfarin being implicated in 33% of cases.

There you go - keep your ears open when these drugs will be discussed in future classes!