Drug Safety Scholarly Journal
The concept of drug safety, also called “Medication Safety”, is not new, especially in the developed countries in the field of health. For instance, we find in the United States of America an experience for more than a century in the field of the safety of medications, and the use of these drugs led to creation of new acts or changes to the existing ones. For example, in October 1937, the use of the antibiotic sulfanilamide caused the death of more than 100 people in the USA. These deaths were not due to the active ingredient itself; rather, they were caused by the addition of diethylene glycol (DEG), the excipient used as a solvent for the active drug. DEG was supposed to be inert, with no therapeutic benefits; however, it was the toxic substance that led to those fatal side effects. The company claimed they did not foresee these side effects, which was true, as they did not commit animal studies before they marketed the drug. Because of this incident, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an act to ensure the safety of any drug by conducting non-clinical and clinical studies before the drugs are marketed for public use Of course, the problems arising from drugs and their side effects did not stop occurring. A severe worldwide crisis was initiated by the use of the drug thalidomide, which was used as an antiemetic agent for pregnant women in many countries. In the early 1960s, the use of thalidomide during the first trimester of pregnancy led to teratogenic effects manifested by the birth of infants with severe deformities known as “Phocomelia”. Babies would be born lacking extremities (hands and legs) or with only very short ones. Many infants died because of this “medication” as well. Overall, more than 10,000 children in 46 countries were victims of thalidomide. It is important to mention that this drug was not authorized or approved for use in the United States because of some concerns that arose during non-clinical studies (animal studies) due to the existence of cases of deformities on animal embryos. Note that those animal studies were conducted according to the act that was initiated following the sulfanilamide incident in the USA; therefore the public was protected and avoided from this crisis Drug safety scholarly journal has been a successfully publishing quality Research article from many years and looking forward to frame up eminent, outstanding issues with best quality research articles in this year. We request you to kindly submit and publish your paper in this best journal and get globalacknowledgment
Last Updated on: Nov 23, 2024