Adverse Drug Reaction due to Antidepressants among Patients with Depression in a Private Psychiatric Hospital of Nepal

Table 2

Summary of adverse drug reactions based on severity, preventability, management, and outcome.

Characteristics	Category	n (%)
Causality (Naranjo’s algorithm scale)	Definite	0 (0.00)
	Probable	30 (55.55)
	Possible	24 (44.44)
	Doubtful	0 (0.00)
Severity (modified Hartwig and Siegel scale)	Mild (1-2 points),	13 (24.07)
	Moderate (3-4 points)	36 (66.66)
	Severe (5-7 points)	5 (9.25)
Preventability (modified Schumock and Thornton scale)	Definitely preventable	18 (33.33)
	Probably preventable	24 (44.44)
	Not preventable	12 (22.22)
Management	Stopped the medication	19 (35.18)
	Substituted another drug	19 (35.18)
	Reduced the dose	9 (16.66)
	Added another drug	7 (12.96)
Outcome of management	Recovered	36 (66.66)
	Recovering	18 (33.33)
	Fatal	0 (0.00)