Table 6.
Severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to medicines: 2009–2010
Year | Age | Sex | Drug | ADR | Comments | Onset of ADR in relation to drug | Indications |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 1 month | F | Ceftriaxone | Anaphylactic shock | Patient died during the first IV dose | During administration | Acute infectious diarrhoea |
4 years | F | Amoxicillin | Seizure | Within 24 h | Tonsillitis | ||
2010 | 3 years | M | Sodium benzyl penicillin & procaine benzyl penicillin | Seizure | Fifth IV dose. Other medicines: prednisolone, theophylline, vitamin C, cough medicine | Within 1 h | Bronchopneumonia |