An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a harmful, unintended result caused by taking medication.: 1.1 Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) ADRs may occur following...
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reactions to its current drugs of interest, and serious adverse reactions to any drug. ADRAC publishes the Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin every two...
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Pharmacovigilance (redirect from Adverse event reporting)
pharmakon (Greek for drug) and vigilare (Latin for to keep watch). As such, pharmacovigilance heavily focuses on adverse drug reactions (ADR), which are defined...
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Fixed drug reactions are common and so named because they recur at the same site with each exposure to a particular medication. Medications inducing fixed...
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effect (Type A adverse drug reactions). On the other hand, clinical symptoms of idiosyncratic drug reactions (Type B adverse drug reactions) are different...
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medicine, a drug eruption is an adverse drug reaction of the skin. Most drug-induced cutaneous reactions are mild and disappear when the offending drug is withdrawn...
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form of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs). In addition to DRESS, SCARs includes four other drug-induced skin reactions: the Stevens–Johnson syndrome...
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A drug allergy is an allergy to a drug, most commonly a medication, and is a form of adverse drug reaction. Medical attention should be sought immediately...
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The Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee or ADRAC was a subcommittee of the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC) which monitored the safety...
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QT interval (redirect from QT-Prolonging drug)
hearing loss. Prolongation of the QT interval may be due to an adverse drug reaction. Antipsychotics (especially first generation/"typical") haloperidol...
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death. List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication Adverse drug reaction Pharmacovigilance "Polydrug Abuse - Dangerous Drug Combinations". AddictionCenter...
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Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are a group of potentially lethal adverse drug reactions that involve the skin and mucous membranes of various...
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hypersensitivity reactions, e.g. aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease The widespread use of NSAIDs has meant that the adverse effects of these drugs have become...
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easy." Respiratory depression is a potentially serious or fatal adverse drug reaction associated with the use of codeine, but mainly the danger lies in...
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A paradoxical reaction (or paradoxical effect) is an effect of a chemical substance, such as a medical drug, that is opposite to what would usually be...
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preparing individualized drug products for individual patients, which can aid with polypharmacy.) If an adverse drug reaction occurs from using an FDC...
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Data monitoring committees Serious adverse event Adverse effect Adverse drug reaction Adverse vaccine event Adverse outcome pathway Antibody-dependent...
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Drug-induced fever is a symptom of an adverse drug reaction wherein the administration of drugs intended to help a patient causes a hypermetabolic state...
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Sulfonamide (medicine) (redirect from Sulfa drug)
newer drug groups based upon the antibacterial sulfonamides. Allergies to sulfonamides are common. The overall incidence of adverse drug reactions to sulfa...
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cerebrosopinal fluid against area under curve of serum). Common adverse drug reactions for the β-lactam antibiotics include diarrhea, nausea, rash, urticaria...
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Nuclear reaction Reaction (physics), as defined by Newton's third law Chain reaction (disambiguation) Adverse drug reaction Allergic reaction Reflex,...
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Pharmacotherapy (redirect from Drug therapy)
The genetic variations can also be used to match the particular adverse drug reaction in order to prevent the patient from suffering the unfavorable outcomes...
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inappropriate Drug interaction Adverse Drug Reaction Undesirable effect Unsafe drug for patient Dose changed too quickly Allergic reaction Contraindications...
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Naranjo algorithm (category Drug safety)
for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction (ADR) is actually due to the drug rather than the result of other factors. Probability...
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Dantoine T, Charmes JP (2005). "Predicting and Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions in the Very Old". Drugs & Aging. 22 (5): 375–392. doi:10.2165/00002512-200522050-00003...
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Gout suppressants (section Adverse effects)
to have a similar efficacy with NSAIDs in gout treatment. Common adverse drug reactions related to colchicine include diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea. Colchicine...
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Drug intolerance or drug sensitivity refers to an inability to tolerate the adverse effects of a medication, generally at therapeutic or subtherapeutic...
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a side effect is an effect of the use of a medicinal drug or other treatment, usually adverse but sometimes beneficial, that is unintended. Herbal and...
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EudraVigilance (category Drug safety)
of the adverse reaction profile of drugs. EMA publishes data from EudraVigilance in the European database for suspected adverse drug reaction reports...
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A disulfiram-like drug is a drug that causes an adverse reaction to alcohol leading to nausea, vomiting, flushing, dizziness, throbbing headache, chest...
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