Researchers have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission. Researchers at the University of Liverpool have identified an increasing trend in ...

Medical practitioners need to implement new strategies for decreasing adverse drugs reactions among seniors, conclude the authors of a scientific literature review led by Michael Steinman, MD, a ...

In the United Kingdom, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to cardiovascular drugs are very common, especially in older and sicker patients. Prevention may include educating patients, monitoring patient ...

Of more than 100,000 suspected adverse drug reaction reports registered in EudraVigilance, most related to C difficile were associated with ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA, researchers investigated the link between commonly prescribed oral antibiotics and the subsequent development of serious cutaneous adverse drug ...

Antibodies elicited by natural infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or by vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may sometimes exert a ...

Women are more likely than men to suffer adverse side effects of medications because drug dosages have historically been based on clinical trials conducted on men, suggests new research. Women are ...

Tailoring medicines to an individual’s genetic profile is now possible. One critical aspect is genetic testing that reduces side effects, particularly for patients on psychiatric and cardiovascular ...

For decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's adverse events system has been the primary surveillance tool for monitoring potential side effects caused by drugs after they get on the market.