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ArticleJournal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology2019

Adverse Drug Events and Reactions Managed by Medical Toxicologists: an Analysis of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Registry, 2010-2016.

Gillian A Beauchamp, Alexandra Amaducci, Marna Rayl Greenberg, Matthew Meyers, Matthew Cook, Robert D Cannon, Kenneth D Katz, Yaron Finkelstein, Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC)

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Article in Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gillian A BeauchampDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA. beauchamp.gillian@gmail.com.
Alexandra AmaducciDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Marna Rayl GreenbergDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Matthew MeyersPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Matthew CookDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Robert D CannonDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Kenneth D KatzDepartment of Emergency and Hospital Medicine/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
Yaron FinkelsteinDepartment of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC)
Lehigh Valley Health Network · USLehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono · USPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdverse drug events/reactions (ADE/ADRs) cost more than $30 billion annually and are among the leading causes of death in the USA. Little is known about patients treated at the bedside for ADE/ADR by medical toxicologists.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of ADE/ADR cases reported to the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) registry between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2016. Clinical and demographic data were collected including age, sex, circumstances surrounding exposure, suspected offending substance, clinical manifestations, treatment, disposition, and outcome.

resultsAmong 51,440 ToxIC cases during this time period, 673 ADE/ADR cases were reported (337 females). By age, ADE/ADRs were seen most commonly among adults age 19-65 years (442/673, 65.7% of ADE/ADR) and older adults age 65-89 years (134/673, 19.9% of ADE/ADR). 222/673 (33%) of consults for ADE/ADR were seen in the emergency department (ED); 181/673 (26.9%) were seen in the hospital ward; and 160/673 (23.8%) were seen in the intensive care unit (ICU). The most commonly reported sign for ADE/ADR was tachycardia: 51/673 (7.6%), followed by bradycardia: 49/673 (7.3%). Most commonly reported agents associated with ADE/ADR were as follows: 97/673 (14.4%) due to cardiovascular medications; 76/673 (11.3%) due to antipsychotic medications; and 61/673 (9.1%) due to antidepressants. 429/673 (63.7%) of ADE/ADR were reported as due to a single agent, and 212/673 (31.5%) were reported as due to multiple agents.

conclusions4.2% of cases managed at the bedside by a consulting toxicologist and reported to the ToxIC registry between 2010 and 2016 had ADE/ADR as the reason for consultation. Agents most commonly involved in ADE/ADRs included cardiovascular medications, antipsychotic medications, and antidepressants.

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PMID31309522
PMCPMC6825075
OpenAlexW2959633080

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