Suspected adverse reactions to veterinary drugs reported in South Africa (January 1998 - February 2001).
The Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Centre received 59 reports of suspected adverse drug reactions during the period January 1998 - February 2001. The number of reports received increased after the establishment of a formal procedure for recording and responding to reports. The number of reports received per species was: dogs 19, cats 15, cattle 7, sheep/ goats 6, chickens 4, pigs 3, horses 2 and giraffe 1. Many different types of adverse reactions were reported, including lack of efficacy, hypersensitivity, inappropriate use of products by non-veterinarians, known adverse effects and adverse effects encountered with extra-label use of products.
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Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D006041:Goats; D006736:Horses; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D013019:South Africa; D013552:Swine; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*
D019155:Veterinary Drugs