Adverse events associated with prolonged antibiotic use

Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events.

BACKGROUND Drug-related adverse events are an under-appreciated consequence of antibiotic use, and the national magnitude and scope of these events have not been studied. Our objective was to estimate and compare the numbers and rates of emergency department (ED) visits for drug-related adverse events associated with systemic antibiotics in the United States by drug class, individual drug, and ...

Adverse events associated with ERCP.

Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD, Mouen A. Khashab, MD, V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FASGE, Ruben D. Acosta, MD, Deepak Agrawal, MD, MPH, David H. Bruining, MD, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, MD, MHS, FASGE, Robert D. Fanelli, MD, FACS, FASGE, SAGES Representative, Ashley L. Faulx, MD, FASGE, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, MD, FASGE, Shivangi Kothari, MD, Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH, FASGE, NASPGHAN Representative, Bashar ...

Bisphosphonate-associated adverse events.

The adverse events of the nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates are reviewed. Oral bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate and ibandronate), mainly used for the treatment of osteoporosis, have been associated with adverse events from the upper gastrointestinal tract, acute phase response, hypocalcaemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism, musculoskeletal pain, osteonecrosis of the jaw and ocular ...

Adverse Events Releated to Antibiotic Use in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

Adverse events associated with switching antipsychotics.

Antipsychotics are the first-line agents for managing schizophrenia and related disorders. As with other chronic illnesses, clinicians must often decide whether to switch a patient’s current medication to try to improve treatment response, reduce intolerable side effects and improve quality of life and functioning. Unfortunately, guidance for switching among antipsychotics is lacking, as minima...