title: Overview of suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products reported in South Africa (March 2001 - February 2002).
abstract: An overview of reports of suspected adverse drug reactions received by the Veterinary Pharmacovigilance and Medicines Information Centre during the period March 2001 to February 2002 is given. A total of 77 reports were received. The majority of reports involved suspected adverse reactions that occurred in dogs and cats. Most products implicated in the reports were Stock Remedies. The products were predominantly administered either by veterinarians or trained paraveterinary professionals. Although the majority of reports were received from veterinary pharmaceutical companies, the proportion of reports received directly from veterinarians increased compared with previous years.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Pharmacovigilance and Medicines Information Centre, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa. vnaidoo@op.up.ac.za
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gehring
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; 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; D012756:Sheep; D013019:South Africa; D013552:Swine; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D019155:Veterinary Drugs