Year: 1983
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In a clinically monitored surveillance of adverse drug reactions in a sample of 186 indoor patients in a general hospital over an average hospital stay of about two weeks, the following points were noteworthy. 32.8% of the patients reported side-effects and of these 79.3% were of mild to moderate intensity.Side-effects could be easily managed by specific antidotes and reassurance and permitted continuation of the same medication.There was no association between side-effects and socio-demography or clinical characteristics of the patient. Side-effects fitted in with the pharmacological profiles of the drugs used. In only 7.3% of cases was major treatment change made after the occurrence of the side effect. Improvement was independent of side-effects and no unusual or toxic reactions were seen.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: L P Shah, K S Ayyar, B R Agarawal, P V Pradhan, V N Bagadia, K C Gupta, T Paul, H Santhanam, U K Sheth
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2395710032