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. 2018 Nov 12;23:1064. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v23i0.1064

TABLE 3.

Type of adverse drug reactions that should be reported: Nurses versus pharmacists.

Type of ADR Nurses (n) Pharmacists (n) Total

Frequency (n) Percentage (%)
None 1 0 1 0.4
All ADRs 169 34 203 87.1
All serious ADRs (causing death or serious injury) 47 27 74 31.8
ADRs to medical devices (such as pacemakers, prosthetics, etc.) 24 19 43 18.5
ADRs to new drugs 28 24 52 22.3
ADRs to herbal, natural or traditional medicines 18 12 30 12.9

ADR, adverse drug reaction.