title: Adverse drug reactions.
abstract: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) remain a challenge in modern healthcare, particularly given the increasing complexity of therapeutics, an ageing population and rising multimorbidity. This article summarises some of the key facts about ADRs and explores aspects relating to their prevention, diagnosis, reporting and management in current clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham and honorary consultant physician, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK j.j.coleman@bham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jamie J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pontefract
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D060735:Pharmacovigilance
keywords: Adverse drug reactions; adverse drug reaction reporting systems; clinical pharmacology; drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; pharmacovigilance