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. 2024 Mar 29;14:7489. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57909-y

Table 6.

The top signal strength of AEs of Alprazolam ranked by EBGM at the PTs level.

SOC PTs Case reports ROR (95% CI) PRR (95% CI) χ2 IC (IC025) EBGM (EBGM05)
Investigations Benzodiazepine drug level abnormal 7 447.58 (170.36–1175.89) 447.54 (170.36–1175.72) 1834.59 2.96 (1.73) 263.67 (100.36)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia 6 182.68 (73.73–452.64) 182.67 (73.73–452.58) 843.15 2.75 (1.53) 142.30 (57.43)
Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions Postnatal growth restriction 4 182.68 (60.13–555.00) 182.67 (60.13–554.95) 562.10 2.28 (0.83) 142.30 (46.84)
Social circumstances Prescription form tampering 122 161.08 (132.06–196.47) 160.82 (131.88–196.12) 15,482.91 5.98 (5.69) 128.70 (105.51)
Cardiac disorders Papillary muscle disorder 4 159.84 (53.44–478.14) 159.84 (53.44–478.09) 505.095 2.28 (0.84) 128.07 (42.81)
Social circumstances Victim of chemical submission 46 140.80 (102.31–193.76) 140.72 (102.27–193.62) 5230.19 5.07 (4.61) 115.51 (83.94)
Investigations Postmortem blood drug level abnormal 19 135.01 (82.30–221.45) 134.97 (82.29–221.38) 2086.20 4.09 (3.39) 111.62 (68.05)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders Cutaneous T-cell dyscrasia 4 116.25 (40.06–337.36) 116.24 (40.06–337.32) 386.70 2.26 (0.86) 98.51 (33.95)
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) Sarcomatoid carcinoma 6 109.61 (46.10–260.60) 109.60 (46.10–260.57) 551.18 2.72 (1.54) 93.71 (39.41)
Nervous system disorders Peripheral nerve paresis 6 103.69 (43.76–245.67) 103.68 (43.76–245.64) 524.99 2.71 (1.54) 89.35 (37.71)
Psychiatric disorders Withdrawal catatonia 15 95.92 (55.74–165.05) 95.90 (55.74–165.00) 1224.94 3.76 (2.99) 83.52 (48.54)
Immune system disorders Anamnestic reaction 6 93.57 (39.72–220.40) 93.56 (39.72–220.37) 479.30 2.70 (1.54) 81.75 (34.70)
Endocrine disorders Pseudophaeochromocytoma 7 91.34 (41.37–201.67) 91.33 (41.37–201.64) 547.24 2.88 (1.79) 80.04 (36.25)
Cardiac disorders Coronary no-reflow phenomenon 3 87.19 (26.09–291.30) 87.18 (26.09–291.28) 224.91 1.94 (0.39) 76.84 (23.00)
Psychiatric disorders Paramnesia 8 85.25 (40.77–178.29) 85.25 (40.77–178.26) 587.70 3.02 (2.00) 75.33 (36.02)
Social circumstances Chemical submission 15 84.88 (49.53–145.47) 84.87 (49.53–145.43) 1097.52 3.74 (2.97) 75.04 (43.79)
Social circumstances Substance abuser 9 68.51 (34.45–136.24) 68.50 (34.45–136.22) 540.71 3.12 (2.16) 61.97 (31.16)
Psychiatric disorders Sopor 1065 64.03 (60.10–68.22) 63.16 (59.33–67.24) 59,311.78 5.77 (5.68) 57.57 (54.04)
Nervous system disorders Adrenergic syndrome 5 58.13 (23.27–145.21) 58.12 (23.27–145.19) 257.31 2.45 (1.22) 53.36 (21.36)
Nervous system disorders Glossopharyngeal nerve disorder 3 58.12 (17.83–189.53) 58.12 (17.83–189.51) 154.38 1.92 (0.40) 53.36 (16.37)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications Poisoning deliberate 463 54.86 (49.88–60.33) 54.53 (49.61–59.95) 22,422.49 5.51 (5.37) 50.33 (45.76)
Surgical and medical procedures Drug withdrawal maintenance therapy 4 48.25 (17.46–133.33) 48.25 (17.46–133.32) 172.10 2.20 (0.85) 44.94 (16.26)
Investigations Coma scale 4 44.87 (16.28–123.66) 44.87 (16.28–123.65) 160.30 2.19 (0.85) 41.99 (15.24)
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders Pneumonitis aspiration 12 44.10 (24.57–79.16) 44.09 (24.57–79.14) 472.78 3.33 (2.50) 41.31 (23.01)
Investigations Benzodiazepine drug level increased 5 43.79 (17.70–108.37) 43.79 (17.70–108.36) 195.67 2.42 (1.20) 41.05 (16.59)
Psychiatric disorders Drug use disorder 256 43.56 (38.37–49.44) 43.41 (38.26–49.26) 9934.24 5.14 (4.95) 40.72 (35.87)
Social circumstances Immobilisation prolonged 6 41.70 (18.26–95.24) 41.70 (18.26–95.22) 223.73 2.60 (1.47) 39.20 (17.17)
Psychiatric disorders Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder 11 40.66 (22.10–74.79) 40.65 (22.10–74.77) 400.01 3.22 (2.36) 38.28 (20.81)
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders Bradypnoea 108 39.15 (32.24–47.55) 39.10 (32.20–47.48) 3778.54 4.79 (4.51) 36.90 (30.38)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications Oesophagitis chemical 3 38.36 (11.97–123.00) 38.36 (11.97–122.99) 102.98 1.88 (0.39) 36.25 (11.30)