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Trackers for Adverse Events in Child Mental Health: descriptive analysis using the global trigger tool

Abstract The goal of this study is to identify the global trigger tool trackers used to place the adverse drug events presented in children that use psychotropic drugs accompanied by Child-adolescent Psychosocial Care Centers. This is a descriptive study carried out with the secondary data of 112 child c...

Analysis of reported adverse liver reactions associated with drugs used to treat patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Abstract Hepatic injury has been documented in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, pharmacotherapy can frequently impact liver alterations, given the known hepatotoxic potential of drugs not effective to treat COVID-19. The objective of the present study was to evaluate reports of...

Descrição do seguimento farmacoterapêutico de pacientes com hanseníase em município hiperendêmico do estado de Mato Grosso

Clin. biomed. res; 42 (2), 2022
Introdução: A hanseníase é uma doença crônica, infectocontagiosa e considerada um problema de saúde pública no Brasil. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o seguimento farmacoterapêutico de pacientes com diagnóstico de hanseníase. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, com pacientes com hanseníase mu...

Adverse events related to oral hormonal contraceptive use in undergraduate pharmacy students: a cross-sectional study

Abstract We aimed to measure the prevalence of adverse events related to oral hormonal contraceptive (OHC) use and their associated factors in undergraduate pharmacy students. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using an online questionnaire for female students of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Scien...

Bleeding associated with self-medication in warfarin users: A prospective observational study in Ijuí (Brazil)

Abstract Warfarin has been associated with bleeding and venous thromboembolism. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the association between bleeding and concomitant self-medication, and the incidence of adverse drug reactions in patients using warfarin. Setting: the public health network of Ijuí, a ...

Adverse reactions caused by antimicrobials in hospitalized pediatric patients: causality and avoidability analysis

Abstract In pediatrics, drug therapy is commonly performed through adaptations of the dosage forms to adult use, increasing the risk of adverse drug reactions. In this context, studies assessing the severity and avoidability of the adverse reactions in children, especially those caused by antimicrobials,...

Reacciones cutáneas adversas graves en la infancia
Severe adverse skin reactions in the childhood

Rev. medica electron; 43 (6), 2021
RESUMEN Las reacciones cutáneas a drogas son cada vez más frecuentes en edades pediátricas, con un alto impacto en la salud de los niños. Pueden manifestarse en formas muy disímiles, desde un exantema transitorio hasta cuadros graves con afectación multisistémica potencialmente fatales. En la pres...

Síndrome de Alicia en el país de las maravillas secundario a consumo de montelukast. Presentación de caso
Alice in wonderland syndrome secondary to medication with montelukast. Case presentation

Rev. medica electron; 43 (2), 2021
RESUMEN La condición neurológica definida por la aparición de alteraciones en la percepción, usualmente interpretada como fenómenos extraños de metamorfosis y despersonalización, se reconoce como síndrome de Alicia en el país de las maravillas. Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 9 a...

Fatores facilitadores e dificultadores da notificação de eventos adversos: revisão integrativa

Resumo Objetivo Analisar as evidências disponíveis na literatura acerca dos fatores dificultadores e facilitadores para a notificação de eventos adversos. Métodos Revisão integrativa da literatura, com a questão norteadora embasada no acrônimo PCC (Problema, Conceito e Contexto): quais os fat...

Neutropenia febril. Análisis de casos en un centro de tercer nivel de atención
Febrile neutropenia. Case analysis in a third level attention center

Introducción: La neutropenia febril es una urgencia infectológica con agentes etiológicos diversos. La causa más frecuente es la postquimioterapia, con una incidencia del 80%en inmunocomprometidos. Requiere el uso de antimicrobianos de amplio espectro, que originan mayores gastos en el sistema de sal...