1II Year B. Pharmacy, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Practice, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India
Iatrogenic diseases are the result of diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic procedures undertaken on a patient. Iatrogenic problems have always occurred to some extent often unknown to the physician ranging from mild to the severe. Among the factors to consider in striving to avoid Iatrogenic conditions are the patient's age, diet and nutritional status genetic variability preexisting pathology or the comorbid conditions (especially of the kidneys and the liver) presences of the impaired host mechanism and the drug sensitivity etc. The purpose of this work is to alert the readers to the potentials of the iatrogenic diseases so that its untoward results can be prevented timely.
Iatrogenic diseases, physician, comorbid, adverse drug reactions
