Table 3 Medication Associated To MRVs
From: Medication-related visits in a pediatric emergency department: an 8-years retrospective analysis
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total MRVs (n = 497) n(%) | True MRVs (n = 232) n(%) | Potential MRVs (n = 265) n(%) | Medication-related ADRs (n = 87) n(%) | ||||
Antiinfectives for systemic use | 144 | (28.9) | 129 | (55.6) | 15 | (5.6) | 52 | (59.7) |
 Vaccines | 65 | (45.1) | 65 | (50.3) | - | - | - | - |
 Beta-Lactam Antibacterials | 59 | (40.9) | 47 | (36.4) | 12 | (80.0) | 43 | (82.6) |
 Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramins | 15 | (10.4) | 12 | (9.3) | 3 | (20) | 5 | (9.6) |
Nervous System | 111 | (22.3) | 40a | (17.2) | 71 | (26.7) | 7 | (8.0) |
 Paracetamol | 34 | (30.6) | 13 | (32.5) | 21 | (29.5) | 1 | (14.2) |
 Psycholepticts | 29 | (26.1) | 9 | (22.5) | 20 | (28.1) | - | - |
 Antidepressants | 17 | (15.3) | 7 | (17.5) | 10 | (14.0) | - | - |
 Antiepileptics | 14 | (12.6) | 5 | (12.5) | 9 | (12.6) | 3 | (42.8) |
 Opioids | 5 | (4.5) | 1 | (2.5) | 4 | (5.6) | 1 | (14.2) |
Respiratory System | 54 | (10.8) | 14b | (6) | 40 | (15 | 6 | (6.8) |
 Adrenergics, Inhalants | 18 | (33.3) | 8 | (57.1) | 10 | (25) | 3 | (50) |
 Antihistamines for Systemic Use | 17 | (31.4) | 3 | (21.4) | 14 | (35) | - | - |
 Cough and Cold Preparations | 10 | (18.5) | 2 | (14.2) | 8 | (20) | 2 | (33.3 |
Alimentary Tract and Metabolism | 52 | (10.4) | 15c | (6.4) | 37 | (13.9 | 7 | (8.0) |
 Drugs for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (domperidone, metoclopramide, cimetropium bromide) | 15 | (28.8) | 4 | (26.6) | 11 | (29.7) | 2 | (28.5) |
 Stomatological Preparations | 10 | (19.2) | 1 | (6.6) | 9 | (24.3) | - | - |
 Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excl. Insulins | 7 | (13.4) | 4 | (26.6) | 3 | (8.1) | - | - |
 Vitamins | 6 | (11.5) | 2 | (13.3) | 4 | (10.8) | 1 | (14.2) |
 Drugs for Acid Related Disorders | 4 | (7.6) | - | - | 411 | (36.3) | - | - |
 Antidiarrheals, Intestinal Antiinflammatory/Antiinfective Agents | 4 | (7.6) | 1 | (6.6) | 3 | (8.1) | 1 | (14.2) |
 Drugs for Constipation | 3 | (5.7) | 1 | (6.6) | 2 | (5.4) | 1 | (14.2) |
 Antiemetics and Antinauseants | 2 | (3.8) | 2 | (13.3) | - | - | 2 | (28.5) |
Musculo-Skeletal System | 36 | (7.2) | 14 | (6) | 22 | (8.3) | 11 | (12.6) |
 NSAIDs (ketoprofen, ibuprofen) | 31 | (86.1) | 14 | (100) | 17 | (77.2) | 11 | (100) |