Causality and preventability assessment of adverse drug events of antibiotics among inpatients having different lengths of hospital stay: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract Background A large number of hospital admissions are attributed to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and they are the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. The present study aimed to assess the causality and preventability of adverse drug events (ADEs) of antibiotics among inpatients having d...

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Main Authors: Anum Saqib, Muhammad Rehan Sarwar, Muhammad Sarfraz, Sadia Iftikhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40360-018-0222-5

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