title: Overview of suspected adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products reported in South Africa (March 2003 - February 2004).
abstract: The Veterinary Pharmacovigilance and Medicines Information Centre is responsible for the monitoring of veterinary adverse drug reactions in South Africa. An overview of reports of suspected adverse drug reactions received by the centre during the period March 2003 to February 2004 is given. A total of 20 reports was received. This had declined from the previous year. The general apathy with regards to the reporting of adverse drug reaction has prompted the Medicines Control Council to make reporting a legal obligation on all members of the veterinary and medical profession as from August 2004. The majority of reports involved suspected adverse reactions that occurred in dogs and cats. Most of the products implicated were Stock Remedies. Veterinarians predominantly administered these products. Only two reports were received from a veterinary pharmaceutical company.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Pharmacovigilance and Medicines Information Centre, Section of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Paraclinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. vinny.naidoo@up.ac.za
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000835:Animals, Wild; D013019:South Africa; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D019155:Veterinary Drugs