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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2013 Jun 18;51(6):10.3109/15563650.2013.811588. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2013.811588

Table 1. ADR probability scale.

The Naranjo Scale questions and weighted scores 1

To assess the adverse drug reaction, please answer the following questionnaire and give the pertinent score.
Yes No Do not know Score
1. Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction? +1 0 0
2. Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered? +2 −1 0
3. Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered? +1 0 0
4. Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered? +2 −1 0
5. Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction? −1 +2 0
6. Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given? −1 +1 0
7. Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic? +1 0 0
8. Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased? +1 0 0
9. Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure? +1 0 0
10. Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence? +1 0 0
Total Score