Adverse Drug Reactions in the Pediatric Population: Findings From the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center of a Teaching Hospital in Odisha (2015-2020)

Adverse Drug Reactions in the Pediatric Population: Findings From the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center of a Teaching Hospital in Odisha (2015-2020)

Background and objective The incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitalized children varies from 0.6-16.8%. There is a lack of uniformity and an absence of quality reporting with respect to the collection of data on ADRs worldwide, resulting in a scarcity of data regarding ADRs in childr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-11, Vol.13 (11), p.e19424-e19424
Hauptverfasser: Tripathy, Ratikanta, Das, Swarnalata, Das, Palash, Mohakud, Nirmal K, Das, Mangalacharan
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Sprache:eng
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Age groups
Allergy/Immunology
Analgesics
Anti-inflammatory agents
Antibiotics
Causality
Drug dosages
Dystonia
Epidemiology/Public Health
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Pediatrics
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Zusammenfassung:Background and objective The incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitalized children varies from 0.6-16.8%. There is a lack of uniformity and an absence of quality reporting with respect to the collection of data on ADRs worldwide, resulting in a scarcity of data regarding ADRs in children. In light of this, we aimed to analyze various factors related to ADRs in the pediatric population in the ADR Monitoring Center (AMC) of a teaching hospital in Odisha, India. Methods This was a record-based study conducted by the department of pharmacology in collaboration with the department of pediatrics. Detailed information regarding all ADR cases in children (
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.19424