Authors

1Isabel Salcedo de Diego, 2Belén Ruiz Antorán, 2Arantxa Sancho López, 2Lourdes Cabrera García

Position

¹Diplomada en Enfermería. Máster en Salud Pública y Epidemiología. Servicio de Farmacología Clínica. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda (Madrid).²Enfermera. Unidad de Psiquiatría infantil. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda.

Contact address

Servicio de Farmacología Clínica. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro. C/ Manuel de Falla, 1. 28220 Majadahonda (Madrid)

Contact email: isalcedo.hpth@salud.madrid.org

Abstract

Adverse reactions to drugs (ARD) are a public health problem in our society. It is estimated that in western countries, 5,3% of hospital admissions are associated with ARD, 6,7% of hospitalised patients suffer from severe ARD and that this problem accounts for 5-9% of intrahospital cost. Despite the fact that spontaneous reporting of suspected ARD via the “Yellow Card” is the most efficient method for the detection of new and/or severe adverse reactions to drugs, it is estimated that only about 10% are reported. Spanish legislation stipulates that all health care professionals are mandatory reporters of suspected adverse reactions to authorised drugs. However, in 2006, nurses contributed only 3% of all Yellow Cards to the Spanish System of Drug Surveillance. The underreporting of ARD on the part of nursing professionals is a phenomenon pending future study.

 

Keywords:

adverse Reactions to Drugs (ARD); spontaneous reporting; yellow card; drug surveillancereview

Versión en Español

Título:

Notificación de sospecha de reacciones adversas a medicamentos mediante la tarjeta amarilla