This blog features:
- Definitions
- Various types of Adverse drug reactions
- Key takeaways included
Table of Contents
Introduction
In this comprehensive series of blogs we discussed plenty of times about adverse events and adverse reactions. So to continue exploring that we discuss here with the different types of ADR and with comprehensive definitions added.
Since you might of think ADR is just a term but it varies by its significance of its effect on our human body. Likewise what we see earlier about the grades of adverse events as by CTCAE.
Types of ADR
Below are the list that could be classified of ADRs based on its effects:
- Type A effects
- Type B effects
- Type C effects
- Type D effects
- Type E effects
- Type F effects
Type A effects
- It is dose dependent and predictable are those due to exaggerated pharmacological effects.
- Fairly common and dose related
- Can be avoided by adjusting or using doses
Type B effects
- Dose independent and unpredictable
- Bizarre effects or idiosyncratic
- Occurs less amount of patient
- Little or no relation with doses
- Either immunological or non-immunological
Immunological reactions
Immunological reactions may range from rashes, anaphylaxis, vasculitis, inflammatory organ injury, to highly specific autoimmune syndromes.
Non-immunological
This effects may occurs in minority of predisposed, intolerant, patients, because of an inborn error of metabolism or acquired deficiency in a certain enzyme.
“Every adverse drug reaction is a reminder that healing and harm often share the same path — vigilance turns uncertainty into safety.”
Type C effects
- It is a chronic effects
- It may be both serious and common
- It may be coincidental and often concern long term effects
Type D effects
- Delayed effects (dose independent)
- Carcinogenicity (e.g., immunosuppressants)
- Teratogenicity (e.g., fetal hydantoin syndrome)
Type E effects
End-of-treatment effects
Type F effects
Failure of therapy
Key takeaways
ADRs are not just limit one that we say, differ in deep analysis
Every effect has its uniqueness in terms of reactions
Even therapy failues can be considered under ADRs
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Conclusion
From the above write up, it is a little overview of detailing the adverse reaction is not simply as one. It has different variations that characterised by different situations and occurennces and results of ths conditions.
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