[e-drug] Definition of preventable adverse drug reaction (2)

["Parrish, Richard" <RParrish@su.edu>]

E-DRUG: Definition of preventable adverse drug reaction (2)
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Hi Gerardo,

By definition, according to NCC MERP, a medication error is preventable. I would check the US FDA web site at www.fda.gov for their definition (in CDER) for adverse drug reaction. I believe you are correct in that ADE is a braoder term than ADR.

Best wishes,
Richard

Richard Henry Parrish II, PhD, RPh
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Department of Pharmacy Practice
The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
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