Article: New adverse drug reactions research has been reported by scientists at King Saud University, College of Pharmacy.

Researchers detail in 'Adverse drug reactions related hospitalization identified by discharge ICD-9 codes in a univeristy hospital in Riyadh,' new data in adverse drug reactions. "To assess the feasibility of using International Classification of Disease code (ICD-9) to ascertain the prevalence, seriousness, and preventability of adverse drug reaction (ADRs). A retrospective study between the years 1982 and 2005 was conducted at King Khaled University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to examine the ICD-9 codes assigned on discharge to identify ADRs," scientists writing in the Saudi Medical Journal report (see also Adverse Drug Reactions).

"A list of the ...

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