Tag: drug side effects

30 December Matthew Brown 9 Comments

How to Keep a Symptom Diary for Suspected Drug Reactions

Learn how to track drug reactions with a symptom diary-what to record, which apps to use, when to call your doctor, and how to avoid common mistakes that delay diagnosis.

19 December Matthew Brown 10 Comments

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: How Doctors Confirm Which Medication Is Causing Harm

Dechallenge and rechallenge are key clinical tools used to determine if a drug caused a side effect. Stopping the drug to see if symptoms improve (dechallenge) and carefully restarting it to confirm the reaction (rechallenge) provide the strongest evidence of causality in pharmacovigilance.