WHOART
Encyclopedia
The WHO Adverse Reactions Terminology (WHOART) is a dictionary meant to serve as a basis for rational coding of adverse reaction
terms. The system is maintained by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre
(UMC), the World Health Organization
Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring.
Adverse drug reaction
An adverse drug reaction is an expression that describes harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dosage. ADRs may occur following a single dose or prolonged administration of a drug or result from the combination of two or more drugs...
terms. The system is maintained by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Uppsala Monitoring Centre
The Uppsala Monitoring Centre , located in Uppsala, Sweden, is the field name for the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring...
(UMC), the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring.
Structure
- 32 System-organ classesbody organ groups
- 180 High level terms for grouping Preferred terms
- 2085 Preferred terms principal terms for describing adverse reactions
- 3445 Included terms synonyms to Preferred terms