TY - GEN DP - http://iris.who.int/ DB - WHO IRIS AU - Benkirane, R. AU - Pariente, A. AU - Achour, S. AU - Ouammi, L. AU - Azzouzi, A. AU - Soulaymani, R. AB - We determined the prevalence of adverse drug events [ADEs] in a general teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco. We performed a 5-day cross-sectional study of hospital departments recruiting inpatients and outpatients. Among the 1390 patients surveyed, 59 [4.2%] experienced at least 1 ADE and for 20 patients [1.4%] the ADE was responsible for hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization. The ADE was classified as serious in 28 patients. Of the total of 76 ADEs, 10 [13.2%] were categorized as preventable; 6 of these occurred during the treatment monitoring phase. Patients who experienced an ADE were more likely to be women, to be younger [< 30 years] and to be hospitalized in medical departments LA - en UR - https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117744 JF - EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (5), 1145-1155, 2009 DA - 2009 PY - 2009 SE - 1145-1155 TI - Prevalence and preventability of adverse drug events in a teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study KW - Drug Toxicity KW - Prevalence KW - Hospitals, Teaching KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Age Distribution KW - Sex Distribution KW - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions SN - 1020-3397 N2 - We determined the prevalence of adverse drug events [ADEs] in a general teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco. We performed a 5-day cross-sectional study of hospital departments recruiting inpatients and outpatients. Among the 1390 patients surveyed, 59 [4.2%] experienced at least 1 ADE and for 20 patients [1.4%] the ADE was responsible for hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization. The ADE was classified as serious in 28 patients. Of the total of 76 ADEs, 10 [13.2%] were categorized as preventable; 6 of these occurred during the treatment monitoring phase. Patients who experienced an ADE were more likely to be women, to be younger [< 30 years] and to be hospitalized in medical departments ER -