PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jamie J Coleman AU - Sarah K Pontefract TI - Adverse drug reactions AID - 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-5-481 DP - 2016 Oct 01 TA - Clinical Medicine PG - 481--485 VI - 16 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/5/481.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/5/481.full SO - Clin Med2016 Oct 01; 16 AB - Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) remain a challenge in modern healthcare, particularly given the increasing complexity of therapeutics, an ageing population and rising multimorbidity. This article summarises some of the key facts about ADRs and explores aspects relating to their prevention, diagnosis, reporting and management in current clinical practice.