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. 2009 Jul 31;9:274. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-274

Table 2.

Completeness of obligatory items on adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports

ADR Report Before educational intervention After educational intervention P value
n % n %

ADR 116 100 288 100

Drug

Name of drug 110 94.8 279 96.9 0.325

Prescribed for 95 81.9 262 91.0 0.010*

Date drug started 99 85.3 280 97.2 < 0.001*

Date drug stopped 72 62.0 245 85.1 < 0.001*

Suspected of causing ADR 97 83.6 274 95.1 < 0.001*

Dosage 77 66.3 268 93.0 < 0.001*

Diagnosis

Name 112 96.6 279 96.9 0.868

ICD-10 code 111 95.6 279 96.9 0.556

ADR

Symptom 106 91.4 271 94.1 0.322

Severity according to WHO-ART 109 94.0 273 94.8 0.741

Serious or non-serious according to ICH 40 34.5 170 59.0 < 0.001*

Date ADR started 100 86.2 268 93.1 0.029*

Date ADR stopped 81 69.8 233 80.9 0.016*

Treatment of ADR completed? 96 82.8 268 93.1 0.002*

Causality 94 81.0 271 94.1 < 0.001*

*Significant (chi-square-test)