Drug related adverse events.

VL–visceral leishmaniasis*two of the renal impairments occurred in patients admitted for severe pneumonia who eventually died while on treatment. But as pentamidine is also known for its renal effect, they were considered as possibly pentamidine related serious adverse events**this patient was made to discontinue the pentamidine when he developed hyperglycemia that normalized on the next month visit. These three patients (2 with renal failures and 1 with hyperglycemia) accounted for the primary safety outcome)Drug related adverse events.