Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Efficacy and safety of 800 and 1200 mg eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive treatment in adults with refractory partial-onset seizures.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL) as adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter study consisting of an ... Read more...

Reporting of safety results in published reports of randomized controlled trials.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Reports of clinical trials usually emphasize efficacy results, especially when results are statistically significant. Poor safety reporting can lead to misinterpretation and inadequate conclusions about the interventions assessed. Our ... Read more...

Association between the use of serotonin receptor 2A-blocking antidepressants and joint disorders.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: There are case reports about antidepressants causing arthritis and arthralgia, and the majority of these reports deal with atypical antidepressants, which are serotonin receptor 2A (5-HT(2A))-blocking substances. The aim of this study was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Efficacy and safety of 800 and 1200 mg eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive treatment in adults with refractory partial-onset seizures. 30 Oct 2009
• Reporting of safety results in published reports of randomized controlled trials. 24 Oct 2009
• Association between the use of serotonin receptor 2A-blocking antidepressants and joint disorders. 13 Oct 2009
• Treatment with GH in adults with GH deficiency. Foreword. 4 Oct 2009
• Prevalence of fatal adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients. 29 Sep 2009
• Premature condemnation of clinical decision support as a useful tool for patient safety in computerized provider order entry. 29 Sep 2009
• What should an ideal vaccine postlicensure safety system be? 29 Sep 2009
• Montelukast and psychiatric disorders in children. 30 Aug 2009
• Hospital pharmacists' activities and attitudes regarding the Thai safety monitoring program for new drugs. 30 Aug 2009
• Medication overdoses leading to emergency department visits among children. 30 Aug 2009
• Influence of the media on women taking antidepressants during pregnancy. 30 Aug 2009
• Spectrum of central anticholinergic adverse effects associated with oxybutynin: comparison of pediatric and adult cases. 30 Aug 2009
• The "zero risk" concept for hospital-acquired infections: a risky business! 30 Aug 2009
• Safety implications of vascular endothelial growth factor blockade for subjects receiving intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies. 24 Aug 2009
• Multinational medicines--ensuring drug quality in an era of global manufacturing. 18 Aug 2009
• The risks and benefits of HPV vaccination. 17 Aug 2009
• Postlicensure safety surveillance for quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine. 17 Aug 2009
• Premature release of data from clinical trials of ezetimibe. 11 Aug 2009
• Perceptions of doctors to adverse drug reaction reporting in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. 9 Aug 2009
• The new age of pharmacovigilance. Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems'

Definition: Systems developed for collecting reports from government agencies, manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, and other sources on adverse drug reactions.

Descriptor UI: D016907

Alternative terms: Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; Drug Reaction Reporting Systems, Adverse;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E05.337.800.120; L01.453.270.120; N02.421.668.320.120;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: DF: ADR REPORT SYSTEMS