THE ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS REPORTED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CHENNAI
P. NITHYA
Department of Pharmacology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
. SANTHANALAKSHMI *
Department of Pharmacology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The Adverse Drug Reaction related to the psychotropic drugs is important aspect for the completion of the treatment regime and solely based on the awareness of the drug.
Method: The present study aimed to analyse the awareness and the impacts on the patients related to the usage of aripiprazole as the psychotic drug in inpatient ward at Chennai based hospital. The CDSCO Adverse Drug Reaction reporting form with specified the ADRs was used to analyzing the events in patients.
Results: The metabolic changes associated with aripiprazole were insignificant but, olanzapine showed severe changes in respective patients was the main focus of the present study.
Conclusion: The clinical uses of the aripiprazole were higher than its side effects and the present study showed its severity of the side effects. Meanwhile, this required enough time for ensuring the future promises.
Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, causative drugs, drug interactions, preventable reactions, serious reactions