Focus on headache as an adverse reaction to drugs

An Unreported Clindamycin Adverse Reaction: Wrist Monoarthritis

Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic which is approved for the treatment of anaerobic, streptococcal and staphylococcal infections. There has been an increased interest in the use of clindamycin since it achieves high intracellular levels in phagocytic cells, high levels in bone and appears to have an antitoxin effect against the toxin elaborating strains of streptococci and staphylococci. C...

Focus On An update on outcomes following revision surgery for adverse reaction to metal debris

Over one-million patients worldwide have received metal-onmetal (MoM) hip replacements (hip resurfacing (HR) and total hip replacement (THR)).1 Good to excellent ten-year outcomes have been reported with certain HR devices by both designing and independent centres.2-4 However high short-term failure rates have been observed with other HR devices and stemmed MoM THRs.5-7 Adverse reaction to meta...

An Unreported Clindamycin Adverse Reaction: Wrist Monoarthritis

Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic which is approved for the treatment of anaerobic, streptococcal and staphylococcal infections. There has been an increased interest in the use of clindamycin since it achieves high intracellular levels in phagocytic cells, high levels in bone and appears to have an antitoxin effect against the toxin elaborating strains of streptococci and staphylococci. C...

Drugs Inducing Insomnia as an Adverse Effect

Vitiligo as an adverse reaction to topical diphencyprone.

Dear Editor, Diphencyprone (DCP) is a contact sensitiser used to treat dermatological conditions resulting from an altered immunological state, such as extensive alopecia areata. Adverse effects include local eczema with blistering, regional lymphadenopathy and contact urticaria. Rare adverse effects include an erythema multiforme-like reaction, hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation and vitiligo....