The Law of Mass action predicts that all adverse drug reactions are related to the concentration of the drug at the site of ...

The evaluation of drug safety in clinical trials is a critical element of the drug development process, ensuring that therapeutic benefits outweigh potential harms. Clinical trials, particularly in ...

Adverse drug events are more common in older people with comorbidities, a new study finds. Factors that are independently linked with adverse drug events are being female, taking more drugs daily, ...

A new study out this week in the journal Social Science and Medicine proposes that social, gendered variables may better explain observed sex disparities in adverse drug events than sex-based biology.

The assessment of causation for a potential drug interaction requires thoughtful consideration of the properties of both the object and precipitant drugs, patient-specific factors, and the possible ...

Among adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting, broad-spectrum antibiotics vs macrolide monotherapy were associated with an increased risk for adverse drug events.

Nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, as indicated from data from 2809 admissions at 11 hospitals. The 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS), which focused on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FDA is alerting veterinarians about reports of health problems in dogs, including hundreds of deaths, tied to a drug for ...

Background While the incidence of hospital adverse events appeared to be declining before 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic may ...