Open AccessParental reporting of adverse drug reactions in South Africa: An online survey
Author(s) -
Shavani Pillay,
Mwila Mulubwa,
Michelle Viljoen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2880
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , drug reaction , descriptive statistics , incidence (geometry) , health professionals , adverse drug reaction , marital status , pediatrics , health care , drug , population , environmental health , psychiatry , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics , economics , economic growth
The high incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in children is of global concern. Enhancing the reporting of ADRs could contribute to making safer medicines available to children.