Question

List 10 of the identified common signs of adverse drug reactions in both the general population and the aging population.

Answer 1

Adverse drug reaction may be defined as the effects of a drug which are usually unwanted.

Most of the drugs cause several effects but only the therapeutic effect of the drug is needed. The other effects may be regarded as unwanted, whether they are harmful or not.

However, the term 'adverse drug reactions' are mainly more appropriate for drug effects that are unwanted, unpleasant, and potentially harmful.

An adverse event is harm that occurs while a patient is taking a drug, irrespective of whether the drug is suspected to be the cause.

An adverse drug reaction is a harmful reaction to a medicine given at the correct dose. The reaction can start soon after you take the medicine, or up to 2 weeks after you stop.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS -

It includes mild, severe and anaphylactic symptoms.

* Mild symptoms may include red, itchy, or swollen skin. One may have a flat, red area on skin that is covered with small bumps.

* Severe symptoms may include skin that have blisters or peels, can have vision problems, and severe swelling or itching. Severe reactions include conditions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).

* Anaphylactic symptoms include throat tightness, trouble breathing, tingling, dizziness, and wheezing. Anaphylaxis is a sudden, life-threatening reaction that needs immediate treatment. Anaphylaxis may occur if one exercise after exposure to another trigger, such as after you take an antibiotic.

# Symptoms of ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS may include -

- Fever

- Drowsiness

- Dry mouth

- Insomnia

- Anxiety

- Confusion

- Shortness of breath

- Wheezing and running nose

- Cough

- Nausea and vomiting

- Rapid or weak pulse

- Hypotension or hypertension

- Diarrhoea

- Oedema

- Abdominal Cramps

- Difficulty in breathing

- Loss of consciousness

- Joint pain

- Rash and swelling

- Syncope

- Orthostatic hypertension

- Delirium

- Renal failure

- Gastrointestinal bleeding

- Cranial bleeding

- Blurred vision

- Constipation

- Urinary retention

- Haemtauria or hamatemesis