Adverse drug reactions and its associated factors among geriatric hospitalized patients at selected comprehensive specialized hospitals of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse drug reactions are more prevalent in geriatric patients and are frequently associated with a range of polypharmacy-related issues as well as some physiological aging-related alterations. These affect the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of ADRs and their contributing factors among geriatric patients admitted at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals of the Amhara Region.

Methods

A multicenter prospective cohort study was carried out from May 2023 to August 2023 on geriatric patients admitted to four randomly selected comprehensive hospitals in the Amhara region. We used logistic regression to find the factors influencing the occurrence of ADRs. A P value of less than 0.05 was deemed statisticall

SUBMITTER: Dagnew SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature