Open AccessWarfarin toxicity: do discharge ICD‐10 codes and yellow cards accurately identify serious adverse drug reactions?
Author(s) -
Dent S. N.,
Cox A. R.,
Marriott J. F.,
Langley C. A.,
Wilson K. A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00643.x
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , drug reaction , drug , adverse effect , adverse drug reaction , toxicity , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pharmacology , medical emergency , atrial fibrillation
Focal points ICD‐10 codings and spontaneous yellow card reports for warfarin toxicity were compared retrospectively over a one‐year period Eighteen cases of ICD‐10 coded warfarin toxicity were identified from a total of 55,811 coded episodes More than three times as many ADRs to warfarin were found by screening ICD‐10 codes as were reported spontaneously using the yellow card scheme Valuable information is being lost to regulatory authorities and as recognised reporters to the yellow card scheme, pharmacists are well placed to report these ADRs, enhancing their role in the safe and appropriate prescribing of warfarin