Open AccessPattern of adverse drug reactions due to cancer chemotherapy in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Abhishek Sharma,
K Meena Kumari,
Hasitha Manohar,
KL Bairy,
T Joseph
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/2229-3485.154014
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer chemotherapy , drug reaction , nausea , adverse drug reaction , vomiting , neutropenia , pharmacovigilance , chemotherapy , drug , cancer , pediatrics , adverse effect , pharmacology
Studies regarding pattern of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in cancer chemotherapy patients are scarce in India. This study was conducted to evaluate the pattern of occurrence of ADRs due to cancer chemotherapy in hospitalized patients and to assess the causality, severity, predictability, and preventability of these reactions.