Pharmacovigilance of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions among Patients Attending Dermatology Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Context: Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) are the most frequent of all manifestations of drug sensitivity that present with varied and diverse morphology and therefore, awareness about them is essential for diagnosis and prevention. Aims: To evaluate the clinical spectrum, morphology, causality, severity and preventability of cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a tertiary care hospital.

Setting And Design: Descriptive study for six months in the Dermatology Department of a tertiary care hospital in Kerala.