One in seven suffer reactions to hospital drugs
One in seven hospital patients experience adverse drug reactions (ADRs), according to new research.
A recent study conducted at the University of Liverpool analysed more than 3,000 patients and monitored their reactions to hospital drugs over a six month period.
The research indicated that some 15 per cent of patients experienced reactions including constipation, confusion, renal problems and bleeding.
Furthermore, such incidents extended the length of a patient’s hospital stay by an average of 0.25 days.
Professor Munir Pirmohamed, from the University of Liverpool , said: "We previously found that approximately a quarter of a million people are admitted to hospital in the UK each year following ADRs to a variety of commonly prescribed drugs, but we had very little data on ADRs experienced as a result of hospital treatment."
He added that "new methods of intervention" are required to address the issue.
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