A Prospective Observational Pilot Study of Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients Admitted in the Geriatric Ward of a Tertiary Hospital in North India

摘要

Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) form one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality particularly in the elderly population. Alterations in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics with ageing results in increased ADRs which may be novel in respect to the young and may also vary from one older individual to another. These may hence be invaluable in personalized medicine. Objective: The primary objective of this pilot study was to find the occurrence of ADRs in north Indian elderly patients admitted in the Geriatric ward, to analyze its epidemiological attributes and to draw conclusions regarding its implications in designing individualized treatment regimens and plan for larger multi-centric studies.