Table 2.
Drug categories of suspected drugs for drug overdose events
| Drug category | Number of reports (n = 170,424) |
Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Antipyretic and analgesic | 63,143 | 37.05 |
| Nervous system drug | 37,402 | 21.95 |
| Antineoplastic | 9,532 | 5.59 |
| Respiratory drug | 8,707 | 5.11 |
| Cardiovascular drug | 8,116 | 4.76 |
| Endocrine drug | 6,296 | 3.69 |
| Immune drug | 4,541 | 2.66 |
| Digestive system drug | 3,699 | 2.17 |
| Blood system drug | 3,536 | 2.07 |
| Autacoid | 2,876 | 1.69 |
| Anti-infective drug | 2,821 | 1.66 |
| Reproductive system drug | 1,834 | 1.08 |
| Anesthetic | 1,025 | 0.60 |
| Others | 16,483 | 9.67 |
| Unknown | 413 | 0.24 |