Adverse drug reaction monitoring in Mississippi home health care agencies.
A statewide survey of home health care agency directors in Mississippi was conducted to determine the extent of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) monitoring and reporting by health care professionals. A 24-item questionnaire was sent to agency directors eliciting responses on agency characteristics, rate of occurrence of ADRs, and attitudes toward responsibility for monitoring ADRs. A total of 77 questionnaires were returned yielding a response rate of 48%. The average program enrolled 104 patients with 3.5 ADRs reported by health care professionals per year (range 0-65). Agency directors reported that physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and members of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee should monitor ADRs. Results indicated a need for all health-care professional involved in home health care to increase their ADR monitoring and reporting activities.
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School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University 38677.
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Garner
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D000288:Administrative Personnel; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008922:Mississippi; D009726:Nurses; D010595:Pharmacists; D010820:Physicians; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires