Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Reactions Involving Alcohol: United States, 2005 to 2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption may interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications and increase risk of adverse drug reactions (ADR). Studies report increasing prescription medication use over time, with many U.S. drinkers using alcohol-interactive medication. This study identified trends in incidence of U.S. emergency department (ED) visits for ADR with alcohol involvement (ADR-A), compared characteristics and disposition between ADR-A visits and ADR visits without alcohol involvement (ADR-NA), and examined frequency of implicated medications in such visits for 2005 to 2011.

Methods

ADR visits were identified through the Drug Abuse Warning Network, a national surveillance system monitoring drug-related ED visits. Analysis accounted for samp

SUBMITTER: Castle IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008983 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature