Differences in spontaneously reported hypersensitivity and serious adverse events for intravenous iron preparations: Comparison of Europe and North America

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 267-275

  Bailie, George R ^a   Hörl, Walter H ^b   Verhoef, Jan Jaap ^c  

^a ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Hypersensitivity; Intravenous iron

Indexed keywords

FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; IRON DEXTRAN;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCRIPTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79957919298     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296198     Document Type: Article

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