Hospital admissions attributed to adverse drug reactions in tertiary care in Uganda: burden and contributing factors.

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) contribute to the burden of disease globally and of particular concern are ADR-related hospital admissions.

Objectives: This study sought to determine the burden, characteristics, contributing factors and patient outcomes of ADRs that were the primary diagnosis linked to hospital admission among inpatients in Uganda.

Design: We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study of adult inpatients aged 18 years and older at Uganda's Mulago National Referral Hospital from November 2013 to April 2014.