We are pleased to announce the publication of "Adverse drug reactions reported to a provincial public health sector pharmacovigilance programme in South Africa", authored by MIC pharmacists - Jackie Jones, Annoesjka Swart and Ewan Tommy - and others, in the latest edition of the SAMJ.

In the paper, 6 023 suspected ADRs reported to the Western Cape pharmacovigilance programme were assessed. Cough, angio-oedema, movement disorders and uterine bleeding disorders were the most common ADRs. Enalapril, etonogestrel, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide were the most commonly implicated drugs.

The full paper is available on the SAMJ website.