Serious adverse drug events reported to the Food and Drug Administration, 1998-2005.

Thomas J. Moore; Michael R. Cohen; Curt D. Furberg

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Serious adverse drug events reported to the Food and Drug Administration, 1998-2005.

September 19, 2007

Moore TJ, Cohen MR, Furberg CD. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(16):1752-9.

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Voluntarily reported adverse drug events increased markedly from 1998-2005, with a small proportion of drugs accounting for a disproportionate share of adverse events.

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