Table 3 Drug classes related to an adverse drug event (ADE), by anatomical therapeutic chemical classification (ATC)
From: Adverse drug events identified by triggers at a teaching hospital in Brazil
ATC codea | Number of prescriptions of the drug class | Number of prescriptions of the drug class associated with an ADEb | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
A - Alimentary tract and metabolism | 478 | 10 | 2.09 |
A02 - Drugs for acid related disorders | 197 | 7 | 3.6 |
A03 - Drugs for functional gastrointestinal disorders | 182 | 1 | 0.6 |
A06 – Laxatives | 15 | 1 | 6.7 |
A10 - Drugs used in diabetes | 59 | 1 | 1.7 |
B - Blood and blood forming organs | 354 | 7 | 2.0 |
B01 - Antithrombotic agents | 228 | 6 | 2.6 |
B05 - Plasma substitutes and perfusion solutions | 102 | 1 | 1.0 |
C - Cardiovascular system | 277 | 5 | 1.8 |
C03 – Diuretics | 69 | 2 | 2.9 |
C09 - Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system | 79 | 2 | 2.5 |
C10 - Lipid modifying agents | 28 | 1 | 3.6 |
H - Systemic hormonal prep, excluding sex hormones | 44 | 1 | 2.3 |
H02 - Corticosteroids for systemic use | 44 | 1 | 2.3 |
J - General antiinfectives for systemic use | 405 | 13 | 3.2 |
J01 - Antibacterials for systemic use | 387 | 10 | 2.6 |
J02 - Antimycotics for systemic use | 7 | 3 | 42.9 |
M - Musculo-skeletal system | 177 | 1 | 0.6 |
M01 - Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products | 168 | 1 | 0.6 |
N - Nervous system | 566 | 15 | 2.7 |
N02 – Analgesics | 419 | 9 | 1.7 |
N03 – Antiepileptics | 40 | 2 | 5.0 |
N05 – Psycholeptics | 82 | 3 | 6.1 |
N06 - Psychoanaleptics | 11 | 1 | 9.1 |
P - Antiparasitic products | 8 | 1 | 12.5 |
P01 – Antiprotozoals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
Unclassified drug | 9 | 1 | 11.1 |
Total | 2499 | 54 | 2.2 |