The information from adverse event cases when first received will generally be incomplete especially for spontaneous reports and line listing published articles. It is really critical to perform follow up to obtain missing information as well documented serious expected cases are potentially of epidemological interest in helping to identify …
Montelukast is an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist. It is indicated for patients 6 months and older: for the treatment of asthma as add-on therapy in those patients with mild to moderate persistent asthma who are inadequately controlled on inhaled corticosteroids and in whom “as-needed” short acting beta-agonists provide inadequate clinical …
What happened? A pharmacy technician while taking medication orders over the phone made transcription error led to the death of a patient. A female patient was hospitalized in US for fluid buildup in her lungs. While discharging a nurse at the hospital called in prescriptions for multiple medications to a …
Ballerina Anti-Obesity capsules pose a serious risk to health and should not be taken. As per website, manufacturers of Ballerina Slimming Capsules mentioned that the product is made of 100% herbal ingredients, which are absolutely harmless to take, which there are: Hawthorn: is used to lower the cholesterol levels. Pearl: …
Narrative writing is an important part of Pharmacovigilance and in patient safety as well. A narrative is a brief summary of specific events experienced by patients, during the course of a clinical trial/treatment. Narrative writing involves multiple activities such as generation of patient profiles, review of data sources, and identification …
Ranitidine is an over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drug. Ranitidine is an H2 (histamine-2) blocker, which decreases the amount of acid created by the stomach. Over-the-counter ranitidine is approved to prevent and relieve heartburn associated with acid ingestion and sour stomach. Prescription ranitidine is approved for multiple indications, including treatment and …
Recently The Ministry of health seized counterfeit drug Cialis in Belize. Cialis is a medication used for erectile dysfunction. This medication which should only be used under medical prescription along with a more famous ‘blue pill’ have been found in the market for up to $170.00 / tablet, both of …
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a drug class that reduce pain, decrease fever, prevent blood clots and, in higher doses, decrease inflammation. NSAIDs work by inhibiting the activity of cyclooxygenase enzymes (COX-1 and/or COX-2). In cells, these enzymes are involved in the synthesis of key biological mediators, namely prostaglandins which …
Today, babies born as early as 28 weeks routinely survive, as do more than half of those born at 24 weeks (although often with significant disabilities). Much of the credit goes to antibiotics, which can prevent infections such as sepsis and group B strep that a premature immune system could …
Causality assessment in individual cases is a radically different matter, as it can easily turn into an endless argument of pros and cons of a relationship between a drug and an adverse reaction. For single case reports, every case is assessed separately, and the evaluation can range from ‘definitely related’ …
