E-DRUG: How India tackles adverse drug reactions by ignoring data - A Debate
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'It isn’t as if drugs have fewer side effects in India. Serious effects were seen in 6.7% of patients, a 2014 study reported. Other studies have cited drug side effects as the reason for 3.4% of hospital admissions in India, 3.7% hospital readmissions, and 1.8% mortality. In the developed world, adverse reactions are believed to be the fourth-leading cause of death.'
http://scroll.in/article/803214/how-india-tackles-adverse-drug-reactions-by-ignoring-data
*SYED ZIAUR RAHMAN*, MD, PhD, FIMSA, MAMS, CMCL-FAIMER Fellow
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology &
Deputy Medical Superintendent
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh 202002, India
Ibn Sina Academy <ibnsinaacademy@gmail.com>