Adverse drug reactions reported to the drug and poison information center of Tehran, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burden of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), in home-environment and domestic settings, is unknown.

Objective

To discuss the epidemiology of reported ADRs to 13-Aban drug and poison information center (DPIC) and to discuss the burden of hospitalization caused by these ADRs from commonly implicated therapeutic groups.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of the yellow card schemes of suspected ADRs reported to the 13-Aban DPIC was conducted from 21 March 2013 to 21 November 2016 inclusive.

Main outcome measures

Characteristics of the ADRs, such as the sex and age of the patient, the therapeutic group involved, and the medical outcome of the exposure, were examined. ADR Hospitalization (ADRH) index was calculated for each drug group by dividing the number of A

SUBMITTER: Saheb Sharif-Askari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614608 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature