Clinical pharmacology. Adverse reactions to drugs.

Adverse drug reactions (defined as unintended effects of sub- stances used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of disease) are common. They are responsible for 3-5% of hospital admissions, occur in 10-20% of hospital inpatients, and have recently been reported in 40% of patients receiving drugs in * Phenytoin, phenobarbitone, carbamazepine. t Phenytoin $ Especially chlordiazepoxide.