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Article: Studies from R. Deheus and colleagues provide new data on adverse drug reactions.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- April 9, 2009
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" To evaluate the incidence of serious maternal complications after the use of various tocolytic drugs for the treatment of preterm labour in routine clinical situations. Prospective cohort study," scientists in Utrecht, Netherlands report (see also Adverse Drug Reactions).
"Setting 28 hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium. Participants 1920 consecutive women treated with tocolytics for threatened preterm labour. Main outcome measures Maternal adverse events (those suspected of being causally related to treatment were considered adverse drug reactions) leading to cessation of treatment. An independent panel evaluated the recorded adverse events, without ...