Open AccessNevirapine: Most Common Cause of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions in an Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Mayur P. Pawar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13672.6768
Subject(s) - medicine , nevirapine , pharmacovigilance , outpatient clinic , observational study , maculopapular rash , rash , culprit , adverse drug reaction , dermatology , drug , pediatrics , adverse effect , pharmacology , family medicine , myocardial infarction , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , antiretroviral therapy
Skin is the most commonly involved organ in adverse drug reactions. Most of the cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) being of mild to moderate severity are likely to be diagnosed and treated in an outpatient setting. Consequently, knowledge regarding morphological pattern, severity and drugs implicated in causation of these CADRs has important implications for healthcare personnel.