Drug-Related Deaths in China: An Analysis of a Spontaneous Reporting System
Background: Adverse drug reactions with an outcome of death represent the most serious consequences and are inherently important for pharmacovigilance.
Haona Li +3 more
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SCARs are rare and life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions. In general, the increased duration of hospital stays and the associated cost burden are common issues, and in the worst-case scenario, they can result in mortality.
Therdpong Tempark +13 more
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Enhancing Communication about Paediatric Medicines: Lessons from a Qualitative Study of Parents' Experiences of Their Child's Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction [PDF]
Background: There is little research on parents' experiences of suspected adverse drug reactions in their children and hence little evidence to guide clinicians when communicating with families about problems associated with medicines.
Smyth, RL +50 more
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Sirt6 in pro-opiomelanocortin neurons controls energy metabolism by modulating leptin signaling
Objective: Sirt6 is an essential regulator of energy metabolism in multiple peripheral tissues. However, the direct role of Sirt6 in the hypothalamus, specifically pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons, controlling energy balance has not been established ...
Qin Tang +18 more
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PEG-Derivatized Dual-Functional Nanomicelles for Improved Cancer Therapy
Polymeric micelles have attracted considerable attention for effective delivery of poorly water-soluble cancer drugs. Polyethylene glycol (PEG), which has been approved for human use by the US Food and Drug Administration, is the most commonly used ...
Yanping Li +4 more
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Trends in hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions in England: analysis of national hospital episode statistics 1998-2005. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a frequent cause of mortality and morbidity to patients worldwide, with great associated costs to the healthcare providers including the NHS in England.
Majeed, Azeem +21 more
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Hospital drug safety - role of the pharmacists [PDF]
Medication errors and adverse drug reactions are frequent in hospitalized patients. The principle aim of my dissertation was to review the existing data about frequency and risk factors of these findings and to propose measures for their reduction ...
Krähenbühl-Melcher, Anita Maria
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The Role of Sirt6 in Obesity and Diabetes
Sirt6 is one of the sirtuin family members, a kind of NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase and ADP-ribose transferase enzyme. It has an important role in physiological and pathological processes, regulating aging, cancer, obesity, insulin resistance ...
Jiangying Kuang +11 more
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Analysis of drug use in patients of analgesic nephropathy
Background: The global incidence and prevalence of analgesic nephropathy is 28% in 1981 and 12% in 1990. Intake of 68 tablets per day for 68 years attributes to development of analgesic nephropathy.
Inderpal Singh Grover +3 more
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Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys [PDF]
Background: The monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) through pharmacovigilance is vital to patient safety. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is one method of pharmacovigilance, and in the UK this is undertaken through the Yellow Card Scheme (YCS ...
DJ McLernon +53 more
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