This document discusses adverse drug reactions (ADRs), defined as any undesirable or unintended consequence of drug administration. ADRs are classified as either predictable (type A) or unpredictable (type B) reactions. Predictable reactions include excessive pharmacological effects, secondary pharmacological effects, and rebound effects on drug discontinuation. Unpredictable reactions include allergic drug reactions, idiosyncrasy, and genetically determined toxicity. The document also covers ADR detection methods like patient interviews, ADR reporting approaches, and ADR management based on reaction severity and importance of continued treatment.
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Adverse drug reaction
1. ADVERSE DRUG REACTION
Dr. Subhash R. Yende
Asst. Professor,
Gurunanak College of Pharmacy, Nagpur
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2. Definition
Any undesirable or unintended consequence of
drug administration
Any noxious change which is suspected to be due
to a drug, occurs at doses normally used in man,
for treatment, prophylaxis, diagnosis of disease.
Adverse effects are more common with multiple
drug therapy, after prolonged medication or even
after stoppage of the drug and in the elderly
patients
an incidence of 10–25% has been documented
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3. Reasons for adverse drug reaction
Dispensing and medication error
Failure to set therapeutic endpoint
Bioavailability differences
Patients factors
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4. Classification
Predictable (Type A or Augmented) reactions
Excessive pharmacological effects
Secondary pharmacological effects
Rebound effect on discontinuation
Unpredictable (Type B or Bizarre) reactions
Allergic drug reactions
Idiosyncrasy
Genetically determined toxicity
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5. Excessive pharmacological Effects (Toxic effects)
Due to overdosage or prolonged use
Overdosage may be absolute (accidental, homicidal,
suicidal) or relative (i.e. usual dose in presence of renal
failure, age range, lower albumin level etc)
Examples-
Coma by barbiturates
Complete A-V block by digoxin
Bleeding due to heparin
Morphine (analgesic) causes respiratory failure in overdosage
Phenytoin (anticonvulsant) cause memory impairment after
prolong used
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6. Secondary pharmacological effects (Side effects)
Unwanted but often unavoidable pharmacodynamic
effects that occur at therapeutic doses
can be predicted from the pharmacological profile of a
drug
Reduction in dose, usually ameliorates the symptoms
Examples- postural hypotension caused by prazosin;
promethazine produces sedation
Sometime side effect may be based on the same action
as the therapeutic effect, e.g. atropine is used in
preanaesthetic medication for its antisecretory action;
codeine used for cough produces constipation as a side
effect, but the latter is its therapeutic effect in traveller’s
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7. Rebound effect on discontinuation
Chronic use of certain drugs produces drug dependence
and addiction
Drugs producing dependence are-opioids, barbiturates
and other depressants including alcohol and
benzodiazepines
Amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis are drugs which
produce addiction
Sudden interruption of therapy with certain other drugs
also results in adverse consequences (Withdrawal
effects)
Severe hypertension, restlessness and sympathetic over
activity may occur shortly after discontinuing clonidine ;
Frequency of seizures may increase on sudden
withdrawal of an antiepileptic
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8. Allergic drug reactions
An immunologically mediated reaction producing
stereotype symptoms which are unrelated to the
pharmacodynamic profile of the drug
occur only in a small proportion of the population exposed
to the drug
The drug or its metabolite acts as an antigen (AG), or
more commonly a hapten (incomplete antigen: drugs
have small molecules which become antigenic only after
binding with an endogenous protein) and induce
production of antibody (AB)/sensitized lymphocytes
Eg. Drugs like Penicillins , Aspirin, Sulfonamides – urticaria,
itching, rashes on skin
Tetracyclin cause dermatitis
Penicillins, LA causes respiratory difficulties
Methyldopa, quinidine cause anemia 8
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9. Idiosyncrasy
Genetically determined abnormal reactivity to a chemical
The drug interacts with some unique feature of the
individual, not found in majority of subjects, and produces
the uncharacteristic reaction
The type of reaction is restricted to individuals with a
particular genotype
e.g.:
Barbiturates cause excitement and mental confusion in
some individuals
Quinine/quinidine cause cramps, diarrhoea, asthma,
angioedema of face and hypotension in some patients
Analgesics may induced tumors of kidney in patients with
renal disease
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10. Genetically determined toxicity
In case of patients with special genotype or genetic make up,
there is risk of drug toxicity
Example –
Hereditary deficiency of pseudocholinestrase are unable to
metabolize the succinyl-choline and may develop prolonged
paralysis and apnoea following its use
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase is an enzyme which is
involved in the degradation of glucose. Such patients can
develop hemolytic anemia after use of primaquine, quinidine,
sulfonamide and nitrofurantoin
Isoniazid metabolised in the liver by the enzyme N-acetyl
transferase. In the population, some 1ndividuals are slow
acetylators and some fast acetylators. Slow acetylators of
isoniazide may suffer from peripheral neuropathy. 10
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11. ADR Reporting and Management
ADR detection:
Adverse effects resulting from excessive
pharmacological activity are well documented.
But unpredictable adverse effects are not identified, until
it has been subjected to much more widespread use.
Collection of Patients data either by-
Patient interview
Reviewing prescriptions containing drugs
Checking for abrupt cessation of any medications
Obtaining previous medical history
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12. Data to be collected includes-
Patient’s demographic data; presenting complaints; past
medication history; drug therapy details including
over‐the‐counter drugs, current medications and
medication on admission; and lab data such as
hematological, liver and renal function tests
Details of the suspected adverse drug reaction such as
time of onset and duration of reaction, nature and severity
of reaction;
Details of the suspected drug including dose, frequency,
time of administration, duration of treatment, plasma
concentration of drug;
Previous reports on reported reactions;
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13. ADR Reporting:
What to report ?
Serious and or life threatening reactions
Fatal reactions
Reactions resulted in disabilities/ permanent harm
Reactions resulted in increased healthcare costs
Severe reactions of any type
Any reactions to newer drugs
Newer reactions to any drugs in the market
Rare and uncommon adverse reactions
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14. Different approaches for ADR reporting are-
1. Cohort study: This study involve short term and long
term clinical trials and post marketing surveillance of
established and new drug.
2. Spontaneous reports of suspected adverse drug
reaction occurs when prescribers report suspected
reaction to investigator agency
3. Review of vital statistics: Regular review of national
and regional vital statistics
4. Case-control studies: patients with suspected drug
induced disease are compared with a reference
population
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15. Management of ADR:
Decisions are made by considering
Seriousness / severity of ADR
Seriousness of disease
Benefit / harm assessment
If the reaction is serious -
Withdraw suspected (all?) drugs
Treat urgently
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16. If the disease is serious -
Consider the effect of not having treatment
Continue treatment and treat symptoms of reaction if
necessary
Consider an alternative drug
Stop unnecessary drugs
If the reaction is mild –
Continue treatment if necessary
Stop unnecessary drugs
Consider dose reduction
Reassure and do nothing
Symptomatic treatment if warranted
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