Citation

Mackay MJ. N. Zeal. Med. J. 1987; 100(832): 592-594.

Affiliation

Kaitaia Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, New Zealand Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2898120

Abstract

During 1983, 15% of admissions to the medical ward of Kaitaia Hospital resulted from ill effects of prescribed medication. Tranquillisers, digoxin, beta-blockers, other hypotensive drugs, and nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs were the offending agents in 73% of these admissions. Drug induced illness makes an important contribution to the work-load of a general medical ward, and more care in the prescription of these classes of drugs might substantially reduce this contribution.

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