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An abstract of the article "Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) Surveillance in India: Position Paper of Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2013," by A. J. Chitkara and colleagues is presented.

The article presents a selection of studies presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, Illinois, which focused on issues relating to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions associated with cancer therapies. A U.S.-based phase III trial showed the efficacy of duloxetine for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. A study revealed the link between the use of thiazolidinediones and bladder cancer.

Presents abstracts of various studies on adverse reactions of drugs. "Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: An Underestimated Phenomenon" by H-MMB Otten et al, which appeared in the January 2004 issue of the "Archives of Internal Medicine"; "Age at First Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination in Children With Autism and School-Matched Control Subjects: A Population-based Study in Metropolitan Atlanta," by F. DeStefano et al, which appeared in the February 2004 issue of the "Pediatrics" journal; "Influenza Prophylaxis in the Long-Term Care Facility: A Case-Control Study of the Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Reactions to Amantadine," by M. J. Dolamore, which appeared in the November-December 2003 issue of "Current Therapeutic Research--Clinical and Experimental."

B Author Information b An event is serious (based on the ICH definition) when the patient outcome is: * death * life-threatening * hospitalisation * disability * congenital anomaly * other medically important event A 20-year-old man developed drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) following treatment with ranitidine and rifampicin. The man developed reactivation of DRESS following patch test (PT) with ranitidine. Nine months later, initial skin testing showed positive patch test (PT) and intradermal test (IDT) for ranitidine. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a case study of a 67-year-old woman who experienced neurotoxicity while treated with cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam.

B » Editorial comment: b Details of this case report have previously been published [see Reactions 1717 p26; 803342730]. In the current paper, the author organisation and country is updated. Characterisation of an acute localised pustular drug reaction. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents a comment to a paper entitled "Sustained Erythroid Response in a Patient with Myelofibrosis Receiving Concomitant Treatment with Ruxolitinib and Deferasirox."

The article presents the paper entitled "Severe anaphylaxis after pelvic examination: A case report of dual latex and chlorhexidine allergies."

Presents news related to drug reactions as of February 2004. Potential health risk of complementary alternative medicines in cancer patients; Statement issued by the editors of "The Lancet" journal concerning serious allegations of research misconduct regarding an article by Andrew Wakefiled and colleagues published in a 1998 issue of the journal; Association of imatinib with high prevalence of cutaneous reactions, with pigmentary change seen only in ethnically pigmented patients.

The article presents a case study of a 23-year-old woman who experienced recurrent oculogyric crisis during treatment with metoclopramide.

The article presents a case study of a 60-year-old woman who developed a rare case of unilateral uveitis with vitreous haze following the intravenous administration of zoledronic acid.

The article presents a case study of a 65-year-old man who developed disseminated mycobacterium bovis pulmonary infection after being administered to BCG during treatment for superficial cancer of the bladder.

The article presents a case study of an infant boy who developed renal injury while receiving cidofovir as treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

The article presents a case study of a 59-year-old woman who developed scleroderma after receiving docetaxel chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic breast cancer.

The article presents a case study of a 29-year-old man who developed sychotic depression and suicide attempt following treatment with dexamethasone and methylprednisolone drugs.

The article presents a case study of a 35-year-old woman who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome during the administration of haloperidol and lithium.

The article presents a case study of a 60-year-old woman, with a 20-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who developed corneal deposits of sodium aurothiomalate during administration sodium aurothiomalate.

The article presents case report of a female patient who developed a black hairy tongue and thrombocytopenia while receiving linezolid.

The article presents a case study of a 41-year-old woman who developed mania after receiving aripiprazole therapy.

The article presents information on the research paper entitled "Delayed hypersensitivity to ribavirin confirmed by provocation test," published in the "Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology."

An abstract of the article "Quetiapine induced hair loss in an adolescent case," by K. U. Yazici and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "A new venture with sclerotherapy in an oral vascular lesion," by G. Sitra and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "Erithrocytosis as probable adverse effect of sorafenib therapy in a patient with AML," by E. Metafuni and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "A case report of citalopram induced acute mandibular dystonia," by S. H. Hosseini and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "Periungual pyogenic granulomas due to topical tazarotene for nail psoriasis," by B. M. Piraccini and colleagues is presented.

The article reports on a case study of a woman patient who developed bullous pemphigoid after receiving infliximab.

The article presents a case study of a 65-year-old woman who developed manic episode after undergoing administration of duloxetine for mixed anxiety disorder.

The article presents a case study of a 29-year-old man diagnosed with various toxicities developed after sertindole poisoning.

The article presents a case study of an acute respiratory distress sydrome due to acute lithium intoxication.

The article presents a case study of a 41-year-old man who developed thyrotoxicosis during treatment with amiodarone for atrial fibrillation.

The article presents a case study of a 50-year-old woman who developed ipsilateral abducent nerve palsy and ptosis following treatment with lidocaine/epinephrine.

The article presents a case report of a 66-year-old man who developed hypocalcaemia and lower limb oedema while receiving treatment with denosumab.

The article presents information on the article "Desensitizing oxaliplatin-induced fever: A case report," by R. Madrigal-Burgaleta, published in a 2013 issue.

The article presents a case report of a 28-year-old woman who developed scleroderma renal crisis and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) while receiving clomifene.

The article presents a case study of a 49-year-old man with complex partial status epilepticus which developed during treatment with carbamazepine for grand mal epilepsy.

An abstract of the article "Dothiepin-induced transient hypomania and extrapyramidal syndrome" by A. Inamdar is presented.

An abstract of the article "Risperidone-associated deep venous thrombosis: Case report and review," by S. Ouanes and colleagues is presented.

An abstract of the article "Manic episode in the context of treatment with disulfiram: Description of clinical case," by O. Campos and colleagues is presented.

The article presents information related to a case study of a patient with fatal necrotising eosinophilic myocarditis who developed side effects of adalimumab.

The article reports on the online article "Paliperidone ER-induced tardive dyskinesia," by O. Yanartas, related to the side effects of paliperidone.

The article comments on an article on a patient who received a propofol infusion, published in the August 2013 issue of the journal "Neurology."

The article comments on a case study of a female patient who was receiving hydroxychloroquine.

The article presents abstracts on case reports related to adverse reactions of various drugs including abciximab, adalimumab and adenosine.

The article presents abstracts related to drug adverse reaction including the development of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in women receiving aciclovir, the relationship between acute unilateral toxoplasma retinochoroiditis and adalimumab, and the effect of alendronic acid in the development of bilateral subtrochanteric femoral fractures in older women.

The article presents abstracts of case reports related to drug adverse reactions including "Atopic dermatitis as a side effect of anti-TNFa," by M. C. Pires and colleagues, "Severe eruption caused by albendazole tablets in a case," by G. Y. Huang and colleagues, and "Acute amikacin overdose in a neonate," by T. Vial and colleagues.

The article presents case studies of children with anaphylaxis.

The article presents a case study of an elderly patient who developed atypical subtrochanteric femoral fracture after she was treated with denosumab.

The article describes the case of an elderly patient who developed disseminated BCG disease and pneumonia following intravesicular administration of BCG vaccines.

The article presents a case study of a child with severe toxic epidermal necrolysis due to antiretroviral therapy.

The article presents a case study of a patient with primary central nervous system lymphoma who developed lung injury due to treatment with methotrexate.