Adverse drug reactions in children requiring hospital admission.
OBJECTIVE
To study the incidence of adverse drugs reactions (ADRs) in children admitted to Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Colombo.


METHODS
A prospective hospital based descriptive study.


METHODS
Medical units of LRH, Colombo.


METHODS
Information was collected by a hospital based investigator who visited the medical units at LRH from February to December 2002. The Naranjo algorithm was used to classify the information.


CONCLUSIONS
During the 11 month study period, 63 admissions were due to ADRs, the commonest being secondary to administration of antibiotics.


CONCLUSIONS
ADRs accounted for only 0.16% of admissions as compared to about 2% in North America. The commonest ADRs were due to antibiotics.
Lamabadusuriya
Sanath P
SP
Paediatric Unit, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo. deanmedicine@hotmail.com
Sathiadas
Githanjali
G
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000009:adverse effects; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013188:Sri Lanka
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004008:Diclofenac; D001241:Aspirin