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Published on: November 15, 2013
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Lukshe Kanagaratnam1, Malak Abou Taam1, Marie Heng1
1Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance et de Pharmacoépidémiologie de Champagne-Ardenne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Reims, France.
Aim:
To describe the serious adverse drug reactions (ADR) in elderly subjects aged over 65 years and assess their preventability.
Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted at the Regional Pharmacovigilance Center of Champagne-Ardenne (northeast of France) between January and May 2013. Patients aged over 65 years who presented a serious ADR notified to the Regional Pharmacovigilance Center were included in the study.
Results:
Over the study period, 100 subjects were included in the study. The sex ratio was 0.96. Twenty seven percent of serious ADR were preventable. Off-label use accounted for 20% and non-compliance for 5%. Bleeding events were the most common serious ADR (36%). The drugs most frequently involved in serious ADR were antithrombotic agents (31.4%).
Conclusion:
More than a quarter of serious ADR were preventable. Off-label use and non-compliance are the main causes identified in the occurrence of preventable serious ADR.
