Open AccessDrugs Can Harm
Author(s) -
Leung LP
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790000700309
Subject(s) - medicine , adverse drug reaction , harm , drug reaction , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , adverse effect , emergency department , drug , accident and emergency , emergency medicine , pharmacology , psychiatry , political science , law
Adverse drug reaction is a major clinical problem. Many patients present to hospitals because of the drugs they take. Case history of four such patients seen at an Accident & Emergency department in Hong Kong over the last three months are presented. The definition, classification and clinical implication of adverse drug reaction are reviewed. Preventive strategies with reference to the local scenario are discussed.