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Drug‐Related Hospitalizations in a Tertiary Care Internal Medicine Service of a Canadian Hospital: A Prospective Study

Leslie Jo Samoy, Peter J. Zed, Kerry Wilbur, Robert M. Balen, Riyad B. Abu‐Laban, Mark S. Roberts

Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy · 2006 · 88 citations · 51 references

Abstract

Approximately 25% of patients in our study were hospitalized for drug-related causes; over 70% of these causes were deemed preventable. Drug-related hospitalization is a significant problem that merits further research and intervention.

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