Are the adverse drug reactions of amoxycillin and amoxycillin-clavulanic acid similar?

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Martinez Mir, I ^a   Ferrer, J M ^b   Palop, V ^b   Estan L ^a   Rubio, E ^a,b   Morales Olivas, F J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Ctr Farmacovigilancia Comunitat V   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Amoxycillin; Amoxycillin clavulanic acid; Profile of adverse drug reactions

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY;

EID: 0029786362     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199607)5:4<247::AID-PDS220>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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