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Objectives: The objective of this study was to boost pharmacovigilance activity in our psychiatry referral hospital and highlight the pharmacist's role in preventing, detecting, and managing adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Our goal was to promote patient safety and compliance with psychotropic medication by identifying ADR patterns among hospitalized patients in our psychiatry hospital. We aimed to assess and evaluate the causality, severity, and management of documented ADRs along with establishing a hospital-based ADR reporting platform. Methods: We enrolled adult patients (18–60 years) admitted to our psychiatric facility between 1 September 2020 and 30 September 2021 who received at least one psychotropic agent for at least two months. Patients with a history of substance abuse, pregnant females, and patients on clozapine were excluded. Medical records were examined for demographics, clinical details, and psychotropic-related ADRs. ADRs were analyzed for causality using Naranjo’s algorithm, for severity us
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