Prevalencia de reacciones adversas neuropsiquiatricas a los medicamentos, en paciente hospitalizados en los servicios de clínica, cirugía, pediatría y gineco-obstetricia del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, 2014

Abstract

Background: Neuropsychiatric adverse drug reactions, represent 11.4% of the adverse reactions recorded in the neurological syndromes associated to medication use study.

Objective: Determine the prevalence of neuropsychiatric adverse reactions to medicines for patients at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, at the services of pediatric, clinic, surgery and gynecology-obstetrics, Cuenca, during the first months of 2014.

Methodology: A descriptive study of prevalence was conducted from January 2014 until completing the sample. The sample was by conglomerates, with a total sample size of 336. The information was obtained through spontaneous reporting.

Results: A prevalence of 39.6% cases of possible neuropsychiatric adverse reactions to drugs was obtained. The female is the most affected, with a rate of 3 per man, the peak age of affectation is between 20-29 years. The most frequently encountered adverse reaction was headache with 21.4% of the reactions. The drug most frequently associated with neuropsychiatric adverse reactions was Metoclopramide with 53.84% prevalence.

Conclusion: The presence of neuropsychiatric adverse reactions associated with the use of drugs in our country has a high prevalence, which should take into account the possibility that arise whenever a drug is prescribed.