Open AccessA 19-Year retrospective study of adverse drug reactions to multidrug therapy in leprosy requiring a change in regime
Author(s) -
Sukumaran Pradeep Nair
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_116_17
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , drug reaction , adverse effect , retrospective cohort study , drug , pharmacotherapy , intensive care medicine , adverse drug reaction , dermatology , pharmacology
Multidrug therapy (MDT) in leprosy has brought the prevalence of leprosy to elimination levels. However, these drugs are not without toxicity. The primary aim of this study was to find the prevalence of adverse drug reactions (ADR) to MDT and the secondary aim to study the clinical features of these drug reactions.