Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Serious Adverse Drug Reaction and Their Preventability in the Elderly Over 65 Years
Brief Summary:
Introduction: Elderly aged over 65 years accounted for around 17.5% of the French general population. Adverse drug reactions (ADR) are common in this population. In elderly subject, prevalence of ADRs ranged from 4.3% to 63.0%.
Aim: To describe the serious 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.