Multi-indication carbamazepine and the risk of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in Korean elderly patients: a Korean health insurance data-based study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR) after exposure to multi-indication antiepileptic drugs for in Korean elderly patients. METHODS: We used a nationwide database from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service claims constructed for the mo...

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Main Authors: Ji Young Kim, Joongyub Lee, Young-Jin Ko, Ju-Young Shin, Sun-Young Jung, Nam-Kyong Choi, Byung-Joo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877105?pdf=render