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Multidisciplinary adverse drug reaction surveillance program.

T R Prosser1, P L Kamysz

  • 1Quality Review Department, St. Mary Medical Center, Gary/Hobart, IN.

American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
|June 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

A new hospital program using nurses, pharmacists, and quality review teams significantly boosted adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting. This multidisciplinary approach improved both the quantity and quality of ADR surveillance.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Hospital Quality Improvement
  • Drug Safety

Background:

  • Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) pose a significant risk in healthcare settings.
  • Effective surveillance programs are crucial for identifying and mitigating drug-related harm.
  • Community hospitals require tailored strategies for robust ADR monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the initial implementation and outcomes of a multidisciplinary ADR surveillance program.
  • To evaluate the impact of a collaborative approach on ADR reporting rates and quality.
  • To integrate ADR surveillance into existing hospital quality review processes.

Main Methods:

  • Development and implementation of an "alert" card system for suspected ADRs reported by nursing and quality review (QR) staff.
  • Retrospective review of medical records using disease classification codes for drug toxicity.
  • Pharmacist-led categorization of ADRs by severity and probability, with physician peer review for severe cases.
  • Intervention by the pharmacy and therapeutics committee for prescribing issues and focused drug-use reviews for frequently implicated drugs.

Main Results:

  • The number of ADR reports increased substantially, from 0 to 134 within the first 11 months of program implementation.
  • The multidisciplinary approach enhanced both the volume and the quality of ADR reports.
  • Physician peer review and targeted drug-use reviews addressed patient care issues and prescribing problems.

Conclusions:

  • A multidisciplinary ADR surveillance program can be effectively integrated into a community hospital's quality review activities.
  • Collaborative efforts among pharmacy, nursing, and quality review departments significantly improve ADR detection and reporting.
  • This program provides a model for enhancing drug safety and patient care through systematic ADR monitoring.

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