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. 2009 Aug 11;9:14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6904-9-14

Table 3.

Proportion of respondents that would report hypothetical cases of ADRs in line with the National Pharmacovigilance Centre reporting criteria

Reactiona Yes No Don't know
Palpitation with Coartem® (Yes)b 58 (59.2%) 20 (20.4%) 20 (20.4%)

Skin rashes with roxithromycin (Yes)b 54 (55.1%) 26 (26.5%) 18 (18.4%)

Jaundice with frusemide (Yes)b 53 (54.1%) 21 (21.4%) 24 (24.5%)

Thrombocytopenia with heparin (Yes)b 39 (39.8%) 36 (36.7%) 23 (23.5%)

Hiccup with enalapril (No)b 36 (36.7%) 29 (29.6%) 33 (33.7%)

Gastrointestinal bleed with diclofenac (Yes)b 35 (35.7%) 41 (41.8%) 22 (22.4%)

Headache with isordil dinitrate (No)b 33 (33.7%) 41 (41.8%) 22 (22.4%)

a Number of doctors responding (n = 98), b Response refer to standard NPC reporting in Nigeria.