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Prévention de la «iatrogénie médicamenteuse»

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Title: Prévention de la «iatrogénie médicamenteuse»
Authors: Scheen, André
Publisher Information: 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: Adverse event, Drug interaction, Prevention, Pharmacie, pharmacologie & toxicologie, Sciences de la santé humaine, Pharmacotherapy, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/prevention & control, Elderly, Risk Factors, Medication Errors/prevention & control, Polypharmacy, Humans, Drug Interactions, Iatrogenic Disease/prevention & control, Human health sciences, Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology
Description: Adverse events related to drug therapy are a major cause of iatrogenicity. They are responsible of increased morbidity, leading to hospitalization, sometimes in emergency, and mortality, not only in ambulatory care but also during hospitalization itself. Causes are multiple : among them, confusion leading to an erroneous drug administration, mistakes regarding dosage, risks associated to self-medication, drug-drug interactions or even food-drug interactions. Elderly population is exposed to an increased incidence of drug iatrogenicity because older patients cumulate numerous risk factors, especially polypharmacy and cognitive disorders. Prevention of drug iatrogenicity is a key objective from a public health point of view. Preventive measures should target the prescriber (physician), the dispenser (pharmacist), the user (patient) and the supplier (pharmaceutical industry).
Document Type: Article
Language: French
Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2268/322514
Accession Number: edsair.od......1318..2d82185f1d1b096ab8ae80fea7d35a10
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:Adverse events related to drug therapy are a major cause of iatrogenicity. They are responsible of increased morbidity, leading to hospitalization, sometimes in emergency, and mortality, not only in ambulatory care but also during hospitalization itself. Causes are multiple : among them, confusion leading to an erroneous drug administration, mistakes regarding dosage, risks associated to self-medication, drug-drug interactions or even food-drug interactions. Elderly population is exposed to an increased incidence of drug iatrogenicity because older patients cumulate numerous risk factors, especially polypharmacy and cognitive disorders. Prevention of drug iatrogenicity is a key objective from a public health point of view. Preventive measures should target the prescriber (physician), the dispenser (pharmacist), the user (patient) and the supplier (pharmaceutical industry).