Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring - Reporting suspected adverse drug reactions: RDTC

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Reporting suspected adverse drug reactions

What to report

Adverse reactions resulting from the following can all be reported, even if there is any doubt about whether or not an adverse reaction has occurred.

All reactions to new drugs (i.e. drugs marked with inverted black triangle )

Any serious reaction to all other drugs

Prescription medicines (including unlicensed use or drug)

OTC medications

Herbal medicines

Vaccines

X-ray contrast media

Blood products

Dental and surgical materials

For further information click link

Causality

Black triangle drugs

Serious reactions

Reporting in Children

Adverse reactions in the elderly

Delayed drug effects

Congenital abnormalities

Herbal medicines

How to report

Suspected adverse reactions can be reported to the MHRA using the Yellow Card Scheme.

Healthcare Professionals

Report online at www.yellowcard.gov.uk

Download an healthcare professional Yellow Card form

Alternatively paper copies of the Yellow Card are available in the BNF, Mims and ABPI Medicines compendium.

Guidance regarding completion of a yellow card report

Patients

Patients and carers can report using the online form

Who can report

The following can report suspected adverse reactions via the Yellow Card Scheme.

Doctors

Dentists

Coroners

Pharmacists

Nurses, midwives and health visitors

Radiographers

Optometrists

Patients can also report adverse reactions,
see Patient self reporting

The database used by the MHRA can detect duplicate reports. Therefore any professional or patient can make a report of the ADR, even if there is a possibility that someone else might have done the same.

Further information can be found on the MHRA site