Trigger Tools for Detecting and Preventing Adverse Drug Events
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Trigger tools used as triggers or clues to identify adverse events (AEs) in medication have recently been developed to address the healthcare needs in Thailand. Despite their many benefits, they are not applicable to all levels of hospitals and they lack AE specificities. There is a real need to develop trigger tools with more diverse applications. This article reports the progress in the development of trigger tools; the aim of which is to increase the performance of trigger tools in identifying and preventing AEs. This article concludes that in order to develop more effective trigger tools, the application of more than one trigger with new technology are essential.
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