Table 1

ICSRs in children (<15 years old) and adults (≥15 years old) during 2005.



Children
Adults

ATC code
Name of group
ICSR (n)
Serious ADR (n)
Million DDD (n)
ICSR per million DDD (95% CI)
ICSR (n)
Serious ADR (n)
Million DDD (n)
ICSR per million DDD (95% CI)

R03DC
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
16
0
0.7
24 (13.6 – 38.6)
7
0
5.2
1.4 (0.5 – 2.8)
N06BA
Centrally acting sympathomimetics
12
0
1.5
7.8 (4.0 – 13.6)
15
2
2.6
5.7 (3.2 – 9.5)
H02AB
Glucocorticoids
3
0
0.7
4.5 (0.9 – 13.0)
31
21
32
1.0 (0.7 – 1.4)
H01BA
Vasopressin and analogues
3
0
1.1
2.8 (0.6 – 8.2)
5
2
1.3
3.9 (1.3 – 9.2)
N03AX
Other antiepileptics
1
0
0.4
2.4 (0.1 – 13.1)
58
19
9.7
6.0 (4.5 – 7.7)
R03CC
Selective beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists
1
0
0.4
2.3 (0.1 – 12.6)
1
1
1.4
0.7 (0.02–3.9)
J01CA
Penicillins with extended spectrum
1
0
0.5
2.1 (0.1 – 11.5)
12
3
3.9
3.1 (1.6 – 5.4)
R05FA
Opium derivatives and expectorants
1
1
0.5
2.0 (0.1 – 11.4)
1
0
11
0.1 (0.002 – 0.5)
J01CE
Beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins
3
0
1.6
1.8 (0.4 – 5.3)
14
5
11
1.3 (0.7 – 2.1)
A10AE
Insulins and analogues. long-acting
1
0
0.7
1.5 (0.04–8.5)
7
2
11
0.6 (0.3 – 1.3)
R06AX
Other antihistamines for systemic use
5
1
3.4
1.5 (0.5 – 3.5)
14
3
31
0.5 (0.3 – 0.8)
H01AC
Somatropin and somatropin agonists
1
0
0.8
1.3 (0.03–7.1)
2
0
0.8
2.6 (0.3 – 9.5)
R03BA
Glucocorticoids, inhalants
4
0
3.6
1.1 (0.3 – 2.8)
5
0
37
0.1 (0.04 – 0.3)
R03AK
Adrenergics and other drugs for obstructive airway diseases
2
0
2.0
1.0 (0.1 – 3.7)
10
1
33
0.3 (0.1 – 0.6)
R05CB
Mucolytics
1
0
1.2
0.8 (0.02–4.5)
3
1
28
0.1 (0.02 – 0.3)
R06AE
Piperazine derivatives
1
0
1.5
0.7 (0.02–3.8)
3
1
19
0.2 (0.03 – 0.5)
R03AC
Selective beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists
2
1
4.4
0.5 (0.1 – 1.7)
5
0
49
0.1 (0.03 – 0.2)
D07AA
Corticosteroids. weak (group I)
1
0
4.9
0.2 (0.01 – 1.1)
0
0
6.3
0.0 (-0.6)1
D02AX
Other emollients and protectives
1
0
53
0.02 (0.001 – 0.1)
0
0
149
0 (-0.02)1

ADR, adverse drug reaction; CI, confidence interval; DDD, defined daily dose; ICSR, individual case safety report

1one-sided 97.5% CI

Brunlöf et al. BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2008 8:1   doi:10.1186/1472-6904-8-1