Medical term

Adverse drug reaction

An unwanted or harmful response associated with taking a medicine.

Medication Safety ID 9
Adverse drug reaction reference image: A weekly medication organizer with capsules.
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Clinical Context

Useful to log with medicine, dose, timing, and symptoms.

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Adverse Drug Reaction reference image: A weekly medication organizer with capsules.
Image: Pilulier semainier.JPG by Stephane8888, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Adverse Drug Reaction

Adverse Drug Reaction is tracked here as a General medicine diagnosis or care topic, with emphasis on symptoms, objective measures, medicines, labs or imaging when ordered, triggers, functional impact, and care-team instructions tied to that condition.

General medicine