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Author(s) -
Julie Hablot,
Meriem Koufany,
JeanYves Jouzeau,
David Moulin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
fundamental and clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1472-8206
pISSN - 0767-3981
DOI - 10.1111/fcp.12188
Subject(s) - citation , pharmacovigilance , library science , medicine , computer science , pharmacology , drug
Although important to take preventive measures towards drug-related morbidity reduction, drug safety research is impaired by the lack of knowledge of medicines used by patients. The danger of medicines of unknown identity (MUIs) (not sold in their original packaging and without written identity) has been suspected in previous studies in low- and middle-income countries of South-East Asia. Using visual and analytical tools to identify MUIs, we designed a cross-sectional study to evaluate the incidence of and factors associated to adverse drug reaction (ADR)-related hospitalizations in adults in a Laotian central hospital in Vientiane Capital