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Table 2 ADRs coded using ICD-10 ordered by reaction frequency (n = 76, two reactions had two codes)

From: Clinical coding of prospectively identified paediatric adverse drug reactions – a retrospective review of patient records

Description of reaction (s)

ICD -10 code

Number of reactions

ADRs secondary to chemotherapy: neutropenia, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, immunosuppression, deranged liver function tests, mouth ulcers, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, back pain, fever, deranged renal function

Y43.3 Other antineoplastic drugs

70

Rash secondary to penicillin

Vomiting secondary to penicillin

Y40.0 Penicillins

2

Hyperglycaemia secondary to dexamethasone

Y42.7 Androgens and anabolic congeners

2

Anaemia, immunosuppression, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia

Z51.2 Other chemotherapy

1

Hypoglycaemia secondary to insulin

E16.0 Drug induced hypoglycaemia without coma

1

Irritability following pneumococcal and DTP vaccines

T88.1 Other complications following immunization

1

Irritability following pneumococcal and DTP vaccines

Y59.9 Vaccine or biological substance, unspecified

1