title: The design of an algorithm for pharmacists to evaluate ADRs in the elderly.
abstract: An algorithm has been developed to help pharmacists who monitor patients being admitted to hospital to evaluate identified adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The design features six operational axes, comprising four subdivisions, with a unique score assigned to each. The final total of the sum of the individual scores for the six axes provides a measure of the probability that a suspicious event is drug-related.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Royal Devon & Exerter Hospital, U.K.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Trewin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010595:Pharmacists