9 results match your criteria: "Health Product Vigilance Center[Affiliation]"

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used for treating pain and inflammation. Spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports represent a rich data source for the detection of unknown and rare ADRs. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the characteristics of ADRs due to NSAIDs in Thailand.

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Background: Besides hemorrhage, allergic reactions have also been observed in several clinical trials of fibrinolytic agents. These reactions might negatively affect patient outcomes, especially life-threatening type I hypersensitivity reactions such as anaphylaxis. However, there are limited data on the incidence of these reactions.

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Antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury (ATDILI) is a common side effect leading to tuberculosis (TB) treatment disruption. The mechanism of the disease remains poorly understood. We conducted a genomewide association study (GWAS) to investigate all possible genetic factors of ATDILI in Thai patients.

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Research Directions in Genetic Predispositions to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.

Clin Pharmacol Ther

March 2018

Department of Medicine (Dermatology and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Article Synopsis
  • * Recent research has identified specific genetic risk factors (alleles) for drug-induced SJS/TEN and shown that screening can help lower its incidence.
  • * Despite these advancements, there is still a significant need for further understanding and preventive measures for this serious drug complication.
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Pharmacovigilance activities in ASEAN countries.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf

September 2016

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the current landscape and identify challenges of pharmacovigilance (PV) among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey collected data from May 2014 to December 2015. Questionnaires seeking to collect information on resources, processes, roles and responsibility, and functions of PV systems were sent to relevant persons in the ASEAN countries.

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Drug risk management has many tools for minimizing risk and black-boxed warnings (BBWs) are one of those tools. Some serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) emerge only after a drug is marketed and used in a larger population. In Thailand, additional legal warnings after drug approval, in the form of black-boxed warnings, may be applied.

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Herbal containing medicine consumption has increased while the awareness of adverse drug reaction (ADR) was less than conventional medicine. Early detection of unexpected numbers of ADRs from herbal medicines' reports which are abnormal from the whole database needs quantification. Disproportionality analysis has been performed for signal detection by using reporting odds ratio (ROR) as measurement.

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Background: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors [statins], a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering therapy, are associated with muscle-related adverse events. While characteristics of such events are well documented in Western countries, little data exists for the Thai population.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of patients, type and dosing of statin, and to identify patterns of drug use that may be associated with such adverse events using the national pharmacovigilance database known as Thai Vigibase.

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