Adverse drug events: counting is not enough, action is needed

Miller, Associate Professor and, Graeme C; Britt, Helena C; Valenti, Lisa; Knox, Stephanie

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To the Editor: In an editorial in the 3 April 2006 issue of the Journal,1 Roughead and Lexchin estimated the annual incidence of adverse drug events (ADEs) in patients presenting to general practitioners, based on our data presented in the same issue.2

Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: gmiller@med.usyd.edu.au

1. Roughead EE, Lexchin J. Adverse drug events: counting is not enough, action is needed [editorial]. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 315-316. <MJA full text>
2. Miller GC, Britt HC, Valenti L. Adverse drug events in general practice patients in Australia. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 321-324. <MJA full text>

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