Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations Among Seniors, 2006-2011

Creator: Canadian Institute for Health Information

Geography: North America, Canada

Categories: Elderly/Aging Health, Pharmaceuticals

Tags: adverse events, hospitalization, prescription drugs, seniors

Date: 2006-2011

URL: https://secure.cihi.ca/free_products/Hospitalizations for ADR-ENweb.pdf

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PDF, 22 pages.

“This analysis uses data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB), both held by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), from all Canadian provinces and territories to address questions related to the prevalence of adverse drug reaction (ADR) -related hospitalizations in seniors (people age 65 and older), including the types of drugs used and the reactions associated with these hospitalizations.”