Adverse drug reactions in adults leading to emergency department visits

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2012, Pages 642-646

  Jayarama, N ^a   Shiju, K S ^a   Prabhakar, K ^a  

^a SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse Drug Events; Adverse drug reaction; Drug related problems; Emergency room

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOMPERIDONE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FLUNARIZINE; GATIFLOXACIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INSULIN; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PHENYTOIN; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866319466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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