Tag: pharmacovigilance

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and Rechallenge in Drug Side Effects: What These Tests Mean

Dechallenge and rechallenge are clinical methods used to confirm if a drug is causing side effects. Stopping the drug (dechallenge) and restarting it (rechallenge) provide the strongest evidence of causality in pharmacovigilance.