Table 4

Indexing for Adverse Effects in EMBASE

Drug
Records
Indexed
Terms used
(no. of reports)
available
for AE
[frequency]

Aspirin
30
16
Adverse-reactions-titles [13]
(37)


Bleeding-SE [8]



GI-hemorrhage-SE [5]



Adverse-drug-reaction [4]



Antithrombotic-agent-ADR [2]



ASA-ADR [10], ASA-SE [1]



Hematemesis-SE [1], Melena-SE [1]



Stomach-hemorrhage-SE [1]
Antihypertensive drugs
9
3
Adverse-drug-reaction [3]
(13)


Adverse-reactions-titles [1]
Ibuprofen
26
13
Adverse-reactions-titles [12]
(29)


Specific symptom*-SE [9]



Ibuprofen-ADR [8]



Adverse-drug-reaction [3]



Analgesic-agent-ADR [1]



Drug-safety [1]



Drug-tolerability [1]



Nonsteroidal-antiinflammatory-agent-AE [1]



Side effect [1]
Paracetamol
23
11
Adverse-drug-reactions-titles [10]
(32)


Adverse-drug-reaction [8]



Paracetamol-ADR [2]



Specific symptom*-SE [2]



Drug-safety [1]

*any named symptom (e.g. nausea, vomiting)

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