Table 1 Characteristics of ADR reports according to age group
Age group | ||
|---|---|---|
< 10 years n = 11,786 (55.2%) | 10–19 years n = 9573 (44.8%) | |
Sex | ||
Boy, n (%) | 6305 (53.5) | 4910 (51.3) |
Girl, n (%) | 4777 (40.5) | 4449 (46.5) |
Unexplained, n (%) | 704 (6.0) | 214 (2.2) |
Report source | ||
Company, n (%) | 11,652 (98.9) | 9430 (98.5) |
Healthcare facility, n (%) | 134 (1.1) | 143 (1.5) |
Reporter | ||
Doctor, n (%) | 10,002 (78.4) | 7901 (74.8) |
Pharmacist, n (%) | 1218 (9.5) | 1208 (11.4) |
Healthcare professional, n (%) | 430 (3.4) | 480 (4.5) |
Consumer, n (%) | 449 (3.5) | 501 (4.7) |
Lawyer, n (%) | 2 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Unexplained, n (%) | 656 (5.1) | 472 (4.5) |
Total, n (%) | 12,757 (100) | 10,562 (100) |
Number of suspected drugs per ADR report | ||
1, n (%) | 8248 (70.0) | 6679 (69.8) |
2, n (%) | 1824 (15.5) | 1449 (15.1) |
3, n (%) | 798 (6.7) | 634 (6.6) |
4, n (%) | 394 (3.3) | 322 (3.4) |
5, n (%) | 234 (2.0) | 165 (1.7) |
6, n (%) | 100 (0.8) | 131 (1.4) |
7, n (%) | 71 (0.6) | 68 (0.7) |
8, n (%) | 52 (0.4) | 33 (0.3) |
9, n (%) | 24 (0.2) | 31 (0.3) |
≥ 10, n (%) | 41 (0.3) | 61 (0.6) |
Number of suspected drugs per fatal ADR report (n) | ||
1, n (%) | 328 (4.0) | 215 (3.2) |
2, n (%) | 93 (5.1) | 61 (4.2) |
3, n (%) | 57 (7.1) | 38 (6.0) |
4, n (%) | 28 (7.1) | 16 (5.0) |
≥ 5, n (%) | 46 (8.8) | 39 (8.0) |
Total, n (%) | 552 (4.7) | 369 (3.9) |