PCV7 SPONTANEOUS REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS INVOLVING HOSPITALIZED CARDIAC PATIENTS

Spontaneous reporting of fatal adverse drug reactions.

179 Many countries run schemes which encourage physicians and other health care professionals to report suspected drug reactions (ADRs). The aims of these spontaneous reporting schemes (SRSs) are to identify previously unsuspected reactions, to elucidate the relevant risk factors, and to evaluate the comparative toxicity of drugs within the same therapeutic class [1,2]. By their nature these sc...

Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions.

Kerman Health System Workers Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Spontaneous Reporting System for Adverse Drug Reactions

         Adverse drug reaction (ADR) is one of the most life threatening problems, and the economic burden of ADR is considerable. The main objective of this study was to assess the attitude of the Kerman health system staff, to evaluate their knowledge of the spontaneous reporting system and to identify the reasons for low reporting rate. In this descriptive study, a Persian translated questio...

381 Adverse Drug Reactions in Hospitalized Patients

School of Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil; Flow Citometry, and; Dermatology, Medical School of Marilia, Marilia, Brazil. Background: The prevalence of hypersensitivity to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is high and its in vitro diagnostic is a challenge. The basophil activation test with determination by flow cytometry (FC), of the expression rate of CD63 molecules has been much studie...

Reporting adverse drug reactions.

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