Specialist nurse reporting of adverse drug reactions.
Up to 36% of inpatients experience an adverse drug reaction (ADR) while in hospital. Nurses are well-placed to monitor patients' responses to drugs. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is the cornerstone of drug safety monitoring and should be the shared responsibility of all health-care staff.
Morrison-Griffiths
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Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool.
Pirmohamed
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