Table 1.
The top 10 most commonly reported medications and vaccines on Yellow Cards for patients aged less than 17 years 2000–2009
| Number of reports 2000–9 | |
|---|---|
| Vaccines | |
| Meningococcal Serogroup C conjugate | 12 106 |
| Human papilloma virus | 2 470 |
| Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) | 1 316 |
| MMR vaccine | 1 060 |
| DTwP and Hib | 955 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 898 |
| DTaP IPV Hib | 877 |
| DTaP IPV | 828 |
| DTaP | 696 |
| Poliomyelitis virus (oral, OPV) | 516 |
| Medications | |
| Methylphenidate | 653 |
| Atomoxetine | 491 |
| Valproic acid | 254 |
| Montelukast | 243 |
| Mycobacterium* | 215 |
| Lamotrigine | 209 |
| Risperidone | 201 |
| Paracetamol | 170 |
| Topiramate | 158 |
| Carbamazepine | 157 |
*
Mycobacterium refers to the tuberculin skin test rather than the vaccination against tuberculosis (see BCG in vaccinations). MMR: Measles/mumps/rubella, DTwP: Diptheria, tetanus and (whole cell) pertussis, DTaP: Diptheria, tetanus and (acellular) pertussis, IPV, Inactivated polio vaccine; HIb, Haemophilus influenzae type b.