[Publications on adverse reactions to drugs in Spanish pediatric journals between 1980 and 1984]

Papers concerning to adverse drug reactions published from 1980 to 1984 in four spanish pediatric journals has been analyzed. 29 of 1690 published papers described adverse drug reactions, 26 of these were clinical observations, including two previously not described reactions. The pharmacological groups responsible for 10 different clinical manifestations were 19. All papers came from hospitals. In 20 papers the correct treatment schedule were included. Key words were present in 69.23% of the papers, but only half of them were adequate for an easy retrieval of the information. The paper call for the communication of adverse drug reactions.