Patient's Death Due to Another Case of Glycemic Control Problems with a Fluoroquinolone; Acute MI after OTC Pseudoephedrine Use; Asterixis Related to Gabapentin Results in Patient Falls; Antiseptic Bath Emollient Causes Acute Irritant Reaction to Genitalia; Peripheral Neuropathy with New Antifungal; Debilitating Muscle Cramps after Teriparatide Therapy Psychiatric Effects of Ephedra Use-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Patient's Death Due to Another Case of Glycemic Control Problems with a Fluoroquinolone; Acute MI after OTC Pseudoephedrine Use; Asterixis Related to Gabapentin Results in Patient Falls; Antiseptic Bath Emollient Causes Acute Irritant Reaction to Genitalia; Peripheral Neuropathy with New Antifungal; Debilitating Muscle Cramps after Teriparatide Therapy Psychiatric Effects of Ephedra Use

Published:2005-04 Issue:4 Volume:40 Page:304-308
ISSN:0018-5787
Container-title:Hospital Pharmacy
language:en
Short-container-title:Hosp Pharm

Author:

Shuster Joel¹²

Affiliation:

1. Pharmacy Practice, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA;

2. Clinical Pharmacist, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Trustee, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

Abstract

The purpose of this feature is to heighten awareness of specific adverse drug reactions (ADRs), to discuss methods of prevention, and to promote reporting of ADRs to the FDA's medWatch program (800-FDA-1088). If you have reported an interesting preventable ADR to medWatch, please consider sharing the account with our readers.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology,Pharmacy

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001857870504000403

Reference10 articles.

1. Pulmonary Hypertension with Thalidomide Therapy; Hyperammonemia and Valproate; CNS Toxicity from Improper Use of Cyclopentolate Ophthalmic Drops; Glycemic Control Issues with Gatifloxacin; Infusion Phlebitis with Cyclosporine; Acute Hypersensitivity Reaction to HIV Fusion Inhibitor; Imatinib-Induced Hepatotoxicity

2. ADRs Causing Hospital Admissions; A Reader's Tale of Serotonin Syndrome; Adverse Effects of Laxatives; Oxcarbazepine-Induced SIADH; Two Problems with Fluoroquinolones

3. Fatal Hypoglycemia Associated with Levofloxacin

4. Acute myocardial infarction after over-the-counter use of pseudoephedrine

5. Reconsidering the safety of over-the-counter decongestants