2019 | NMIC Bulletin Vol. 25 No. 4 OCT 2019

1 October, 2019

Adverse reactions to medicines

Adverse reactions to medicines, also known as adverse drug reactions (ADRs), are an important cause of morbidity and mortality
Many ADRs that occur are considered to be potentially preventable
Patient risk factors for ADRs include extremes of age, polypharmacy, co-morbidity, female gender and genetics
Medicinal products that have an inverted black triangle “▼” in their prescribing information are subject to additional monitoring