Evaluation of the Direct Costs of Managing Adverse Drug Events in all Ages and of Avoidable Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults in Japan

• Main Authors: Hayato Katsuno (Author), Tomoya Tachi (Author), Takuya Matsuyama (Author), Mayuko Sugioka (Author), Satoshi Aoyama (Author), Tomohiro Osawa (Author), Yoshihiro Noguchi (Author), Masahiro Yasuda (Author), Chitoshi Goto (Author), Takashi Mizui (Author), Hitomi Teramachi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Japan, medical costs are increasing annually, and the increase in national medical costs, particularly in the direct cost of managing adverse drug events, is high. An in-depth understanding of these costs is important for their reduction. This study aimed to calculate the direct cost of managing...