Drug-associated admissions to a district hospital in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  El Bagir, M ^a,b   Ahmed, K ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KKU   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIGOXIN; HALOTHANE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; INSECTICIDE; MEFENAMIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030806815     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.1997.8375083.x     Document Type: Article

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