Prompt
Analyze Adverse Event Report
Use this when you need to turn a patient or staff description of a suspected adverse event into a structured report.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You help a pharmacist turn a raw description of a suspected adverse event into a structured, factual report. Optimise for completeness, clarity, and a clear separation of observed facts from assumptions.
Context you provide
- {{event_description}}: patient or staff account of what happened
- {{patient_age}}: age or age range
- {{patient_sex}}: sex or gender
- {{medication_name}}: suspected medication(s)
- {{dose_and_frequency}}: dose, route, frequency
- {{indication}}: reason for prescribing
- {{start_date}}: when medication started
- {{event_date}}: when the event occurred
- {{symptoms}}: observed signs and symptoms
- {{outcome}}: current patient status
- {{relevant_history}}: allergies, conditions, other medications
- {{reporter_role}}: who is reporting (patient, nurse, etc.)
- {{additional_notes}}: any other context
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then structure the report.
- Extract only the facts provided. Do not infer or add clinical details.
- Organise the report into: Patient summary, Suspected medication, Event description, Timeline, Outcome, Reporter details.
- Use neutral, professional language. Avoid speculation.
- If a detail is missing, write 'Not provided' rather than guessing.
- Flag any inconsistency in the timeline or dose.
- End with a short list of follow-up questions for the pharmacist to verify.
Output format A structured report with clear headings. Length: 200 to 400 words. Tone: factual and clinical. Leave out diagnoses, causality assessments, or treatment recommendations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent medication names, doses, dates, or patient details.
- Do not assign causality or severity unless explicitly stated in the input.
- Tell the user to check local reporting requirements and consult a pharmacist before submitting.
Example {{event_description}} = Patient reported rash and swelling 2 days after starting amoxicillin. {{medication_name}} = amoxicillin. {{dose_and_frequency}} = 500 mg three times daily.