ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Flashcards
Can be defined as any noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses.
An adverse drug reaction
The very young, the elderly, the very ill, and those taking multiple drugs.
Patients at increased risk of adverse drug events
A drug- or physician-induced disease
An iatrogenic disease
an adverse drug reaction based on a genetic predisposition.
An idiosyncratic effect
A carcinogenic effect is
A drug-induced cancer.
a drug-induced birth defect.
• A teratogenic effect
based on the degree of immune system sensitization—not on drug dosage.
• The intensity of an allergic drug reaction
The most common cause of acute liver failure.
Drugs
the most common reason for removing drugs from the market.
hepatotoxicity .
pose a risk of torsades de pointes,
Drugs that prolong the QT interval
May well be able to cause adverse effects that are as yet unreported.
the time a new drug is released.
