Abstract: Objective To master the research progress in the field of adverse drug reaction(ADR) in China. Methods To search China Journals Full-text Database(CNKI) for literatures related to ADR and then analyze the distributions in time, journal, author and details and etc. Results The research on ADR is increasing year by year and the core authors have been formed. The literatures are mostly from governments as well as hospitals. Five journals, such as Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance, are the core journal in this field. And all the literatures can be divided into seven kinds in the content. In addition, the recourses of capital fund are more abundant but focus on the eastern China. Conclusion The research progress of ADR in China developed smoothly. However the research should be expanded in content and the methodology should be improved.

Key words: adverse drug reaction, pharmacovigilance, drug risk, bibliometrics