Adverse drug reactions in hospitalized pediatric patients of Saudi Arabian University Hospital and impact of pharmacovigilance in reporting ADR

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-266

  Khan, Lateef M ^a   Al Harthi, Sameer E ^a   Saadah, Omar I ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ADR monitoring; Adverse drug reactions; Hospitalized patients; Pharmacovigilance

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PEDIATRICS; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 84879189668     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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