Open AccessAdverse drug reaction profile of microtubule-damaging antineoplastic drugs: A focused pharmacovigilance study in India
Author(s) -
Hasitha Manohar,
Shalini Adiga,
T Joseph,
Abhishek Sharma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.190725
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacovigilance , incidence (geometry) , vinca , adverse drug reaction , cancer , drug , adverse effect , pharmacology , physics , optics
The aim of the study was to analyze the adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile of microtubule-damaging antineoplastic drugs (taxanes and vinca alkaloids) and to look for unexpected ADRs among the local population. Focused study on these drugs, rampantly used in oncology department for a wide variety of tumors including early and advanced malignancies, would enable better treatment care by physicians.