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Define pharmacovigilance.
Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects and other medicine-related problems.
What is an adverse drug reaction (ADR)?
An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a noxious and unintended reaction that occurs at doses normally used in humans for prophylaxis, diagnosis, and therapy of disease at normal doses.
What is a side effect?
A side effect is any adverse effect associated with the use of drugs in humans.
What type of error was committed when the nurse forgot to administer the scheduled drug of Patient X for a day?
The error committed was an omission error.
Define medication error.
A medication error is any preventable event that may lead to inappropriate drug use or patient harm.
Test your knowledge on ADR & Incompatibilities in Pharmacovigilance! This quiz will cover topics such as adverse drug reactions, side effects, and the science behind detecting, assessing, understanding, and preventing medicine-related problems. Put your knowledge to the test and see how well you understand these important concepts in pharmacovigilance.
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