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. 2003 Nov;64(9):753–763. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2003.11.001
Demographic
 Age
 Sex M/F
 Race W/B/other
 Comments:
Disease
 CVA: L/R  CHF/atrial fibrillation
 Dehydration  CAD/hypertension
 Dementia: mild/moderate/severe  IDDM/NIDDM
 Depression  UTI/pneum
 Psychosis  COPD/asthma
 Parkinson’s/MS  GI
 Thyroid  Hematologic
 Renal/BPH  Fracture
 Cancer  OA/RA/other
 Skin
Medications
 Diuretic  Antidiabetic
 Antihypertensive  Thyroxine
 Antipsychotic  Antiulcer
 Antidepressant  Platelet inhibitor
 Steroid  Antiseizure
 Antianginal  Antiparkinsonian
 Laxative  Narcotic
 Antibiotic  Benzodiazepine
 Total medications
Laboratory Tests
 BUN
 Creatinine
 CrCl
 Body weight
Function
 Weight loss 1 mo 6 mo
 Visual loss
 Hearing loss
 Incontinence: urinary/bowel
 Dysphagia
 Constipation
 Pain: mild/moderate/severe
If ADR:
 Days to ADR
 Which ADR?
 Action taken:
 Recurrence?

ADR = adverse drug reaction; M = male; F = female; W = white; B = black; CVA = cerebrovascular accident; L = left; R = right; MS = multiple sclerosis; BPH = benign prostatic hypertrophy; CHF = congestive heart failure; CAD = coronary artery disease; IDDM = insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; NIDDM = non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; UTI = urinary tract infection; pneum = pneumonia; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GI = gastrointestinal; OA = osteoarthritis; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; CrCl = creatinine clearance.