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R D Mann

Publications and source records attributed to R D Mann.

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PubMed1988

Evaluation of Committee on Safety of Medicines yellow card reports on oral contraceptive-drug interactions with anticonvulsants and antibiotics.

1. We have searched the adverse reactions register for the years 1968-84 in an attempt to evaluate data relating to reported pregnancies in women on oral contraceptive steroids (OCS) who concurrently received either an antiepileptic drug or an antibiotic. 2. A total of 43 pregnancies were reported in women on OC therapy who concurrently received antiepileptic drugs and 63 pregnancies in women receiving antibiotics. In addition the number of prescriptions for both antiepileptics and antibiotics in England are reported for the years 1973-84.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1988

Review of yellow cards (1986): report to the Committee on the Safety of Medicines.

1. In 1986 the CSM received 15,527 yellow cards. This was the highest number received in any one year since the scheme started in 1964. Much of the increase was due to the use by doctors of the yellow cards now included in the British National Formulary and NHS prescription pads. 2. The overall profile of reports of serious reaction, in 1986, was broadly similar to that of the previous years. The most commonly reported serious suspected adverse reactions involved the gastro-intestinal tract (801 reports), the skin (539 reports), the central nervous system (535 reports), and the blood (505 reports). 3. Of the drugs introduced between 1984 and 1986 appreciable numbers of reports of serious reactions were received in association with the use of diltiazem (33 reports), mitozantrone (30 reports), enalapril (173 reports) and etodolac (27 reports).

Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions↗
PubMed1983

Extremely low frequency electromagnetic emissions from video display terminals and other devices.

Video display terminals (VDTs) are in widespread use and can be found in practically every modern office. Assessment of possible health effects of electromagnetic emissions from these devices is necessary. The intensity of the magnetic field and the frequency spectrum of the emissions at extremely low frequencies (ELF) (5-500 Hz) were measured for a few VDTs and compared with the background field intensities and emissions from other devices. The emissions in the frequency range investigated are of such low intensities that they are very unlikely to have any biological effects, let alone represent a health hazard.

Animals↗
PubMed1982

Exposure to the operator and patient during short wave diathermy treatments.

Short-wave diathermy is one of the most popular treatment modalities used to relieve pain through localized heating. In Canada its use in hospitals is as frequent as that of ultrasonic therapy devices and about 10 times more popular than microwave diathermy. Intensities of the electric and magnetic fields around applicators of 7 different diathermy units were measured at the operator position and at various untreated areas of the patient during 11 treatment regimes using 5 types of applicators. Exposure to the operator in the normal operating position, behind the device console, usually does not exceed the limits recommended by the Canadian Federal Government. The intense fields around the applicators and the cables extend up to 0.5 m and are a source of potential overexposure to the operator.

Ambulatory Care Facilities↗