Abstract
Key summary pointsAimTo investigate the performance of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) trigger tool in patients with polypharmacy acutely admitted to our geriatric ward.FindingsThe ADR trigger tool had a positive predictive value (PPV) of 41.8%. Usual care recognised 83.5% of ADRs considered as possible, probable or certain, increasing to 97.1% when restricted to probable and certain ADRs.MessageIt is unlikely that implementation of the ADR trigger tool will improve detection of unrecognised ADRs in older patients acutely admitted to our geriatric ward.
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