title: The burden of adverse drug events.
abstract: Drug safety should be considered as part of the balance between benefit and risk, and represents a burden to the patient, the healthcare professional, the regulator and industry. Each of these has a different view on adverse drug reactions and these are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.
authors.forename: Alasdair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breckenridge
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000523:psychology; D033161:Government Regulation; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: benefit risk balance; drug safety