Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents
Background. Medications are not exempt from adverse drug reactions (ADR) and how the physician perceives the risk of prescription drugs could influence their availability to report ADR and their prescription behavior. Methods. We assess the perception of risk and the perception of ADR associated wit...
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| author | Sandra Castillo-Guzman Omar González-Santiago Ismael A. Delgado-Leal Gerardo E. Lozano-Luévano Misael J. Reyes-Rodríguez César V. Elizondo-Solis Teresa A. Nava-Obregón Dionicio Palacios-Ríos |
| author_facet | Sandra Castillo-Guzman Omar González-Santiago Ismael A. Delgado-Leal Gerardo E. Lozano-Luévano Misael J. Reyes-Rodríguez César V. Elizondo-Solis Teresa A. Nava-Obregón Dionicio Palacios-Ríos |
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| description | Background. Medications are not exempt from adverse drug reactions (ADR) and how the physician perceives the risk of prescription drugs could influence their availability to report ADR and their prescription behavior. Methods. We assess the perception of risk and the perception of ADR associated with COX2-Inbitors, paracetamol, NSAIDs, and morphine in medical students and residents of northeast of Mexico. Results. The analgesic with the highest risk perception in both group of students was morphine, while the drug with the least risk perceived was paracetamol. Addiction and gastrointestinal bleeding were the ADR with the highest score for morphine and NSAIDs respectively. Discussion. Our findings show that medical students give higher risk scores than residents toward risk due to analgesics. Continuing training and informing physicians about ADRs is necessary since the lack of training is known to induce inadequate use of drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ac7e163376944dd8b6dc0a52ca9d32f2023-12-03T01:21:06ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592016-07-014e225510.7717/peerj.2255Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residentsSandra Castillo-Guzman0Omar González-Santiago1Ismael A. Delgado-Leal2Gerardo E. Lozano-Luévano3Misael J. Reyes-Rodríguez4César V. Elizondo-Solis5Teresa A. Nava-Obregón6Dionicio Palacios-Ríos7Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPosgraduate Division of the Faculty of Chemical Science, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoPain and Palliative Care Clinic, Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Dr Jose E Gonzalez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoBackground. Medications are not exempt from adverse drug reactions (ADR) and how the physician perceives the risk of prescription drugs could influence their availability to report ADR and their prescription behavior. Methods. We assess the perception of risk and the perception of ADR associated with COX2-Inbitors, paracetamol, NSAIDs, and morphine in medical students and residents of northeast of Mexico. Results. The analgesic with the highest risk perception in both group of students was morphine, while the drug with the least risk perceived was paracetamol. Addiction and gastrointestinal bleeding were the ADR with the highest score for morphine and NSAIDs respectively. Discussion. Our findings show that medical students give higher risk scores than residents toward risk due to analgesics. Continuing training and informing physicians about ADRs is necessary since the lack of training is known to induce inadequate use of drugs.https://peerj.com/articles/2255.pdfAdverse drug reactionsRisk perceptionMedical studentsMorphineNSAIDsMexico |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Castillo-Guzman Omar González-Santiago Ismael A. Delgado-Leal Gerardo E. Lozano-Luévano Misael J. Reyes-Rodríguez César V. Elizondo-Solis Teresa A. Nava-Obregón Dionicio Palacios-Ríos Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents PeerJ Adverse drug reactions Risk perception Medical students Morphine NSAIDs Mexico |
| title | Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents |
| title_full | Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents |
| title_fullStr | Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents |
| title_short | Perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics: differences between medical students and residents |
| title_sort | perception of the risk of adverse reactions to analgesics differences between medical students and residents |
| topic | Adverse drug reactions Risk perception Medical students Morphine NSAIDs Mexico |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/2255.pdf |
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