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Most Adverse Drug reactions are related to dose. Dose-related reactions are usually predictable, and those unrelated to dose are usually unpredictable. Side effects Side effects are Pharmacologic effect, which occurs even when taking normal dosage schedule. Diarrhea is a common side effect in persons taking oral antibiotics due to killing of normal micro-flora of Gastro-intestinal tract in addition to killing pathogenic bacteria. Over Dosage: Toxicity, which occurs due to over dosage of the drug higher than the therapeutic range for a particular patient. The severity of the toxicity is usually dose-related. Toxicity may result from decrease in drug clearance in patients with impaired renal clearance. Drug Allergies: Drug allergies are mostly common which is not dosage related, Toxicity is not related to dosage, drug allergy may cause serious toxicity. |
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