2.3.million adverse drug events reported to FDA over 33 years

From 1969-2002, about 2.3 million (1.8 million from the US) cases of adverse drug events were reported to the FDA and reviewed. 53% of the cases occurred in females, 5% occurred in patients 14 years and under, 24% in 15 to 44 year olds, 16% in 45 to 59 year olds and 25% in those 60 years and over. The five most common adverse drug events reported were ineffective drug, nonspecific dermatitis, headache, nausea and nonspecific pruritus. The five most commonly reported adverse events were pyrexia, nonspecific dyspnea, vomiting, hypertension and worsening of condition. Safety problems have resulted in the removal of 75 drug products and from 1990 to 2002, 11 drugs needed additional precautions prior to prescription.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Adverse drug event surveillance and drug withdrawals in the US, 1969-2002. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2005;165:1363-1369.

Related Symptom Topics:

• Headache
• Nausea
• Nonspecific pruritus
• Pruritus
• Nonspecific dermatitis
• Dermatitis
• Pyrexia
• Dyspnea
• Vomiting
• Hypertension

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About: 2.3.million adverse drug events reported to FDA over 33 years

Date: 2005

Source: Adverse drug event surveillance and drug withdrawals in the US, 1969-2002. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2005;165:1363-1369.

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Adverse drug event
• Medication
• Medication and headache
• Medication and nausea
• Medication and nonspecific pruritus
• Medication and pruritus
• Medication and nonspecific dermatitis
• Medication and dermatitis
• Medication and pyrexia
• Medication and dyspnea
• Medication and vomiting
• Medication and hypertension
• Cause of headache
• Cause of nausea
• Cause of nonspecific pruritus
• Cause of pruritus
• Cause of nonspecific dermatitis
• Cause of dermatitis
• Cause of pyrexia
• Cause of dyspnea
• Cause of vomiting
• Cause of hypertension
• Risk and headache
• Risk and nausea
• Risk and nonspecific pruritus
• Risk and pruritus
• Risk and nonspecific dermatitis
• Risk and dermatitis
• Risk and pyrexia
• Risk and dyspnea
• Risk and vomiting
• Risk and hypertension
• Side effect
• Side effect and headache
• Side effect and nausea
• Side effect and nonspecific pruritus
• Side effect and pruritus
• Side effect and nonspecific dermatitis
• Side effect and dermatitis
• Side effect and pyrexia
• Side effect and dyspnea
• Side effect and vomiting
• Side effect and hypertension

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