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New report highlights a rare case of 5-fluorouracil-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy

A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on December 23, 2025, titled "Silent toxicity: A rare case of 5-fluorouracil-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy."

5 Feb 2026

Mobile app improves reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in Uganda

Results from a ground-breaking new trial published in The Lancet Global Health show that a mobile application, Med Safety, improved the reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by healthcare workers in Uganda.

18 Sep 2025

Fluorine-containing medicines do not increase adverse drug reactions

Medicines containing a type of PFAS or 'forever chemical' called fluorine are not leading to higher numbers of adverse drug reactions according to new data analysis.

2 Sep 2025

Deep learning model predicts adverse drug reactions from chemical structure

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant cause of hospital admissions and treatment discontinuation worldwide. Conventional approaches often fail to detect rare or delayed effects of medicinal products.

7 Aug 2025

Lack of awareness contributes to under-reporting of adverse drug reactions

Around 75% of Australians have experienced a bad reaction to a medication, but fewer than half have reported it to a doctor or the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), a new survey has found.

24 Sep 2024

Pharmacogenomics holds promise for personalized dementia therapies

Pharmacogenomics-based studies in the research for personalized therapeutics for dementia

8 Nov 2023

Is the coadministration of a COVID-19 vaccine with a seasonal influenza vaccine safe and efficacious?

Researchers investigated the comparative efficacy and safety of the simultaneous COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination regimen compared to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alone among healthcare workers who had received one or two COVID-19 booster doses.

12 Sep 2023

Is there an association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

Researchers investigated a potential association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

20 Jul 2022

Simple monitoring system could reduce medication-related illness for people in care homes

New research from Swansea University suggests that a simple nurse- or carer-led medicines' monitoring system can help reduce medication-related illness for people living in residential care homes - and the process takes just a few minutes per patient.

11 Jan 2021

Lupus patients receiving prophylactic therapy are at high risk for adverse reactions

New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions to the drug, particularly if they are also positive for anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antibodies.

6 Nov 2020

Drug-related emergencies prevalent among people who attend electronic dance music parties

People who frequent electronic dance music parties often use multiple drugs simultaneously and experience adverse effects with some ending up in the emergency department, say researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Rutgers University.

21 Aug 2019

Women and older adults at increased risk of dangerous drug interactions

A new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that women and older adults who use multiple prescription drugs are significantly more likely to be prescribed pills whose combination produces dangerous side effects.

12 Aug 2019

SLU researcher seeks to find solutions for 'chemo brain' symptoms and side effects of opioids

With a pair of RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., will embark on two new research projects, studying chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment, or "chemo brain," symptoms and unwanted side effects of opioids.

23 Oct 2018

GSA's new publication provides support for safe use of OTC analgesics by older adults

The latest issue in the From Policy to Practice report series from The Gerontological Society of America addresses recent labeling changes for OTC analgesics and highlights important considerations when recommending the use of these products in older adults.

17 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to drugs

Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Alder Hey, University of Central Lancashire and University College London have developed a new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to medicines.

22 Feb 2017

New poster presented at RCGP annual conference highlights dangers of hyperpolypharmacy

A poster at last week’s RCGP annual conference highlighted the danger of hyperpolypharmacy, the use of ten or more medications, in the population aged over 75.

13 Oct 2016

Study highlights need for additional systems to report adverse drug reactions in infants

A new study reveals that adverse drug reactions in newborns and infants may be under-reported.

7 Sep 2016

Clinical pharmacists in health care teams may improve quality, safety of patient care

Problems related to elderly patients' medical drug treatments are widespread and commonly result in hospital admissions for people with dementia. New research shows that including clinical pharmacists in health care teams might improve the quality and safety of patient care and halve the risk of drug-related hospital readmissions. This according to a dissertation at Umea University in Sweden.

6 Apr 2016

New computational method helps predict adverse drug reaction better than traditional computing methods

A new integrated computational method helps predicting adverse drug reaction--which are often lethal--more reliably than with traditional computing methods. This improved ability to foresee the possible adverse effects of drugs may entail saving many lives in the future.

4 Nov 2015

Promising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve drug safety in the future

Adverse drug reactions are harmful to patients and a major burden for healthcare providers, governments and the pharmaceutical industry. But promising new breakthroughs in drug development and health monitoring may enhance drug safety in the future, according to an editorial to be published in the next edition of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

21 Sep 2015