Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) remain a common clinical problem since they can mimic many diseases and cause significant morbidity and mortality. Judicious prescribing is important to minimize ...

which enables more precise and detailed encoding and classification of medical information ... Some mild or atypical adverse reactions may not be reported, thereby underestimating the actual adverse ...

The FDA has upgraded a recall of Lay’s Potato Chips to the highest level possible, meaning consuming the chips will cause ...

Objective This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting and identify factors associated with ADRs reporting among healthcare professionals ...

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At the same time, the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system was used to code the preliminary ... indicating an early failure profile, where the adverse reaction occurs mainly in ...

A major chocolate recall has been upgraded to the highest possible risk level.

Recalls on a brand of broccoli and chocolate from December were recently upgraded to Class I, the highest risk level issued ...

A recall for Lay's potato chips was upgraded to a Class 1 recall, the Food and Drug Administration's highest risk ...

To identify a wide range of methods for collection of MEs, MeSH terms ‘medication errors’ and ‘adverse drug reaction reporting systems’ were used. Also, multipurpose terms ‘((medication or drug or ...