Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018
A STUDY OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTION TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL INDIA
Dr. Ajit Pratap Singh
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Drugs are the most common medical interventions, primarily used to relieve sufferings.1 More than 50% of hospitalized patients and >70% of ICU patients receive Antimicrobial Agents (AMAs) for therapy or prophylaxis of infections.2
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are a major cause of morbidity and place a accountable burden on limited healthcare resources.3 Adverse reaction can occur with any class of drugs. According to a study conducted by Novotny et al., the most troublesome classes of drugs contributing to Adverse Drug Reactions were antibiotics followed antitumor agents.4 The prevalence of reported admissions resulting from ADRs accounts for approximately 5% (0.2 to 21.7%) in the developed countries, and at least one ADR has been reported to occur in 10–20% of hospitalized patients.5,6
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Ajit Pratap Singh, A STUDY OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTION TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL INDIA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018
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Dr. Ajit Pratap Singh, A STUDY OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTION TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN PATIENTS OF TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL INDIA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018
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