This large multi-center cohort derived and validated a model to predict the risk of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) among hospitalized patients > age 65. They found the strongest predictors were previous ADR and number of medications, followed by liver disease, renal disease, 4+ conditions, or heart failure. Those prescribed 5 or more drugs had about double the risk of an ADR, and those prescribed more than 8 drugs had about a 4 fold risk of an ADR. The overall AUC of the model was 0.70. Poly-pharmacy in hospitalized elderly patients substantially increases the risk of an ADR (abstract).
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About the Author: Danielle Scheurer
Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM is a clinical hospitalist and the Chief Quality Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, where she also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, completed her residency at Duke University, and completed her Masters in Clinical Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also the President of SHM's Board of Directors and previously served as Physician Editor of The Hospitalist, SHM's monthly newsmagazine.
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