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Erschienen in: Drug Safety 10/2003

01.08.2003 | Correspondence

Stimulating Spontaneous Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions by a Patient: Directed Incentive

verfasst von: Slobodan M. Jankovic

Erschienen in: Drug Safety | Ausgabe 10/2003

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Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is the most common method used in pharmacovigilance and is especially useful for generating signals of new or rare ADRs. However, the most significant problem with this system is under reporting, since it is dependent upon physicians or pharmacists remembering to report.[1] Some studies have shown that under reporting is in the range of a 1000-fold phenomenon.[2,3] Besides, the role of the patient usually remains passive, being the object in which an ADR is detected. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Stimulating Spontaneous Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions by a Patient: Directed Incentive
verfasst von
Slobodan M. Jankovic
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2003
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Drug Safety / Ausgabe 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0114-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-1942
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00002018-200326100-00007

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