Drug-Related Deaths in a Department of Internal Medicine
Authors:
- Just EbbesenJEJust Ebbesen
- Ingebjørg BuajordetIBIngebjørg Buajordet
- Jan ErikssenJEJan Erikssen
- Odd BrørsOBOdd Brørs
- Thor HilbergTHThor Hilberg
- Helge SvaarHSHelge Svaar
- Leiv SandvikLSLeiv Sandvik
Open Access
- 22 October 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 161 (19) , 2317-2323
Abstract
THE PROVERB of ancient medicine, "Do not harm your patient," is a reminder about the importance of weighing potential benefits against the harm of any therapeutic approach. Drug therapy has 2 sides, one reflecting cure and relief and the other reflecting adverse drug events (ADEs), which are potentially fatal.Keywords
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