Adverse drug reactions

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are frequent and encountered in every health care setting and specialty. Hypersensitivity drug reactions are an immunologically mediated subset of ADRs that are largely unpredictable, dose independent and may potentially be life threatening.1 Hypersensitivity reactions with mucocutaneous involvement are not uncommon as well, found in approximately 2 –3% of all hospitalized patients, resulting` in morbidity, risk of mortality, and prolonged hospital admissions.2 This represents a significant socioeconomic impact and may affect drug prescribing patterns of physicians.
Source: Disease a Month - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research