Unexpected beneficial effects of drugs: an analysis of cases in the Dutch spontaneous reporting system

Discussion  and conclusionThe analysis showed a diverse spectrum of reported reactions and drugs with some categories of unexpected beneficial effects of drugs mentioned multiple times for certain drug classes on the 4th ATC level. Most of these findings are consistent with the existing literature and knowledge on the pharmacological mechanism of the drugs in question. Coding harmonization would make it possible to study these effects in international databases.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research