Research on Case Studies of Patients Admitted in Hospital: a Basic Necessity to Overcome Adverse Drug Events
Corresponding Author(s) : Ayesha Siddiqua
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2014): 2014 Volume 2- Issue -4
Abstract
The study of ADRs is the concern of the field known as pharmacovigilance. An adverse drug event refers to any injury caused by the drug and any harm associated with the use of the drug (e.g. discontinuation of drug therapy). ADRs are a special type of adverse drug events. Adverse drug events are defined as unwanted response to a therapeutic drug. This is a research study which infers the statistical collection of data from approximately 293 cases which are collected from private medical college hospital at mahabubnagar. Complications arising from drug treatment are the most common cause of adverse events in hospital inpatients.
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