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Which of the following statements best describes what an ‘adverse event (AE)’ is?

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An adverse event is any unfavourable and unintended medical occurrence in a subject of research, which is caused by a research procedure.

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An adverse event is any unfavourable and unintended medical occurrence in a subject of research, regardless of its cause.

Option 3

An adverse event is any unfavourable and unintended medical occurrence in a subject of a clinical drug trial.

Option 4

An adverse event is any unfavourable and unintended drug reaction in a subject of a clinical drug trial.

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Correct. It is important to define adverse events as such because the cause of an adverse event may not be immediately obvious at time of its occurrence. All adverse events need to be recognised and investigated so that any causal link with a study will not be missed or disregarded.

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