Enhancing adverse drug events detection and reporting; an intervention using pharmacists –initiated clinical ward rounds in a tertiary hospital, north-central Nigeria

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: ODESANYA, Rachel (Jos University Teaching Hospital, Pharmacovigilance centre, Pharmacy department, Jos, Nigeria)
• Co-author(s): Utenoh, Isaac (Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria)
  Musa, Elizabeth (Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background:
  Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug events (ADEs) is a huge challenge worldwide, methods preventing under-reporting is desired.To our knowledge, this is the first study of this kind in Nigeria.
  
  
  Aims:
  To determine the magnitude of ADEs among patients and to determine the impact of pharmacist-initiated ward rounds on the detection and
  
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