Adverse drug reactions that lead to hospital admission in elderly patients

ENCePP Code of conduct

No

Data sources

• Data sources (types):
  Other
• Data sources (types), other:
  The Pharmacovigilance Programme of Bellvitge University Hospital collects cases of ADRs identified by a systematic daily review of admission diagnoses. Patients admitted with diagnoses included in a pre-defined list of diseases or syndromes potentially caused by drugs are identified. Their medical records are reviewed by a clinical pharmacologist in order to assess causality.

Use of a Common Data Model (CDM)

• CDM mapping:
  No

Data quality specifications

• Check conformance:
  Unknown
• Check completeness:
  Unknown
• Check stability:
  Unknown
• Check logical consistency:
  Unknown

Data characterisation

• Data characterisation conducted:
  Unknown