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. 2011 Sep 13;2011:235130. doi: 10.4061/2011/235130

Table 1.

Suspected adverse drug reactions of congenital anomalies associated with carbimazole and propylthiouracil received via the UK Yellow Card Scheme.

Carbimazole Propylthiouracil
System Congenital anomalies* Number of anomalies (total) Number with single anomaly Number with other anomalies Number of anomalies (total) Number with single anomaly Number
with other
anomalies
Skin Aplasia cutis 6 2 4 0 0 0
Other (skin disorder, ulcer) 2 0 2 0 0 0

Respiratory Choanal atresia 5 2 3 0 0 0
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula 2 2 0 0 0 0
Other (neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory disorder) 2 0 2 0 0 0

Gastrointestinal Cleft palate 5 3 2 1 1 0
Omphalocele/umbilical abnormalities 4 2 2 2 0 2
Patent vitellointestinal duct 1 0 1 0 0 0
Duodenal atresia 1 1 0 0 0 0
Anal atresia 1 0 1 0 0 0
Other (neonatal jaundice and abnormal liver function tests) 2 0 2 0 0 0
Not specified 3 2 1 0 0 0

Cardiovascular Septal defects 3 1 2 0 0 0
Other (Fallot's tetralogy and coarctation of aorta) 2 2 0 0 0 0
Not specified 1 0 1 0 0 0

Musculoskeletal Limb/hand/foot malformation 4 1 3 3 1 2
Not specified 4 3 1 0 0 0

Neurological Spina bifida 3 1 2 0 0 0
Hydrocephalus 5 1 4 0 0 0
Anencephaly 4 4 0 1 0 1
Hypotonia 2 0 2 0 0 0
Other (spine malformation and holoprosencephaly) 1 0 1 1 0 1

Renal/urinary tract Renal aplasia 1 0 1 0 0 0
Other (urinary tract malformation, epispadias) 1 0 1 1 1 0

Endocrine Thyroid disorder 1 0 1 0 0 0
Hypogonadism 1 0 1 0 0 0

Craniofacial Dysmorphic facies 2 0 2 1 0 1
Skull malformation 4 1 3 0 0 0
Ear malformation 3 1 2 0 0 0
Deafness 4 2 2 0 0 0
Eye malformation 4 1 3 0 0 0
Other (nose malformation and teeth malformation) 2 0 2 0 0 0

Others Nipple/breast anomalies (athelia and hypoplastic nipples) 2 0 2 0 0 0
Developmental delay 2 0 2 0 0 0
Autism 0 0 0 1 0 1
Not specified 7 1 6 0 0 0

Total 97 33 64 11 3 8

*One Yellow Card report may contain more than one reaction term. Therefore, the total number of reactions is greater than the total number of reports.