Patterns of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions and Most Common Incriminated Drugs at ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Five Year Retrospective Study
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2023-12-04
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Addis Ababa University
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Adverse drug reactions (ADR) is "any unpleasant and unanticipated reaction to a drug that could
occur at levels utilized for prevention, diagnosis, or therapy. Cutaneous adverse drug reactions
(CADRs) form an important clinical entity in dermatology practice and the severity of such
reactions vary from mild to fatal ones. The common culprit drug class to CADRs includes
anti‑infection drugs, nonsteroidal anti‑inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antiepileptics, and
iodinated contrast media.
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adverse drug reactions, cutaneous adverse drug reactions