Adverse Drug Reaction

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Adverse effect produced by the use of a medication in the recommended manner—i.e., a drug side effect. These effects range from nuisance effects (e.g., dry mouth with anticholinergic medications) to severe reactions, such as anaphylaxis to penicillin. Adverse drug reactions represent a subset of the broad category of adverse drug events—specifically, they are non-preventable ADEs.

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