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  2. Adverse drug reaction - Wikipedia

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    Type A: augmented pharmacological effects, which are dose-dependent and predictable [5]; Type A reactions, which constitute approximately 80% of adverse drug reactions, are usually a consequence of the drug's primary pharmacological effect (e.g., bleeding when using the anticoagulant warfarin) or a low therapeutic index of the drug (e.g., nausea from digoxin), and they are therefore predictable.

  3. List of withdrawn drugs - Wikipedia

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    Psychiatric adverse drug reactions, amnesia. [3] [66] Triparanol: 1962 France, US Cataracts, alopecia, ichthyosis. [3] Troglitazone (Rezulin) 2000 US, Germany Hepatotoxicity [2] Trovafloxacin (Trovan) 1999–2001 European Union, US Withdrawn because of risk of liver failure [2] [3] Valdecoxib (Bextra) 2004 US Risk of heart attack and stroke. [2 ...

  4. Drug eruption - Wikipedia

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    Consequently, the average human adult is exposed to many drugs over longer treatment periods throughout a lifetime. [4] This unprecedented rise in pharmaceutical use has led to an increasing number of observed adverse drug reactions. [4] There are two broad categories of adverse drug reactions. Type A reactions are known side effects of a drug ...

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  6. Adverse effect - Wikipedia

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    Drug-drug and food-drug interactions may occur, and so-called "natural drugs" used in alternative medicine can have dangerous adverse effects. For example, extracts of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), a phytotherapic used for treating mild depression are known to cause an increase in the cytochrome P450 enzymes responsible for the ...

  7. Side effect - Wikipedia

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    Most drugs and procedures have a multitude of reported adverse side effects; the information leaflets provided with virtually all drugs list possible side effects. Beneficial side effects are less common; some examples, in many cases of side-effects that ultimately gained regulatory approval as intended effects, are:

  8. Severe cutaneous adverse reactions - Wikipedia

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    Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are a group of potentially lethal adverse drug reactions that involve the skin and mucous membranes of various body openings such as the eyes, ears, and inside the nose, mouth, and lips. In more severe cases, SCARs also involves serious damage to internal organs.

  9. Drug allergy - Wikipedia

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    A drug allergy is an allergy to a drug, most commonly a medication, and is a form of adverse drug reaction. Medical attention should be sought immediately if an allergic reaction is suspected. An allergic reaction will not occur on the first exposure to a substance.