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Letter to the editor, Vancouver Sun

ER overload: Here's part of the solution

Published: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Re: "Side Effects Lead to ER Visits," by Pamela Fayerman, June 3

According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, 12 per cent of patients who rush to the emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital are there because of adverse effects from medications. Dr. Peter Zed points out that better communication among doctors, pharmacists and patients is needed to prevent patients from being prescribed wrong drugs, given wrong dosages and having allergic reactions and interactions between drugs.

The provincial Pharmanet system, available to B.C.'s doctors since 2005, lets them look up patient medication history information quickly and easily. So far, the take-up has mostly been concentrated in mental health and addiction services, in corrections, and in emergency departments. We hope walk-in clinics, general practice and specialist physicians will choose to take advantage of this system soon.

Kate Culter
General Manager, Medinet

 

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Side effects lead to ER visits Study finds 12 per cent of patients rushed to VGH have adverse reaction to medications Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Twelve per cent of patients who rush to the emergency room at Vancouver General Hospital are there because of adverse effects from medications, according to study findings being published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The 11 international authors of the study said patients with medication-related complaints are more likely to be admitted to hospital beds after they've been seen in the ER and occupy   More . . .