title: [Physicians´ insight about adverse drug reaction to frequently used medication groups in Bogotá (Colombia)].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adverse drug reactions are a public health problem; however, still many prescribers do not seem to recognize the risk associated with the use of medications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the perception of the risk of adverse reactions associated with the groups of drugs most frequently used in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study made in 200 physicians with at least 2 years of clinical experience in Bogota, Colombia. The risk of adverse drug reactions associated with the use of medications was assessed using a visual analog scale (0-10 points).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The perception of risk was <5 points for 19 of the 31 (61%) therapeutic groups. The therapeutic groups that were related to increased perception of risk were chemotherapy for cancer (median, 8.5, interquartile range: 1.8), insulin (median, 8, interquartile range: 4.8) and anticoagulants (median, 7.5, interquartile range: 4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there is a relationship between the perception of risk and the frequency of adverse drug reactions associated with therapeutic groups of higher score, there is also a strong underestimation of the risk of medicines in common use at hospital and ambulatory level such as NSAID, antihypertensive drugs and oral contraceptives.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jefferson Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Buendía
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Zuluaga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003105:Colombia; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000009:adverse effects; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D064232:Visual Analog Scale
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D007328:Insulin; D009294:Narcotics