Table 6.
Purpose of the ADR inquiries on Yahoo! Japan Chiebukuro
| Purpose of the inquiry | na |
|---|---|
| Whether symptoms or signs that the subject had experienced or was experiencing were due to ADRs | 308 |
| What medical treatment can be taken for ADRs or how to deal with ADRs | 78 |
| How long will the subject’s current ADRs continue? (duration of ADRs) | 77 |
| What is the medical treatment for the actual disease? | 55 |
| Whether the suspected medicine should be continued | 45 |
| Some doubt on a physician’s decision and medical care that the subject received | 34 |
| Whether subject’s current ADR should be treated | 28 |
| Whether the ADRs that the subject is experiencing have been experienced by others (questions asking the readers’ experiences similar to that which the subject had) | 28 |
| Questions for other ADRs except those brought about by the suspected medicine | 10 |
| What causes ADRs to develop? | 8 |
| Is it possible to stop taking the suspected medicine? | 5 |
| What is the effect of the medicine being taken? | 5 |
| Is it possible to change the timing for taking the suspected medicine? | 4 |
| Unknown | 31 |
Notes:
a
The number of purpose of the ADR inquiries found in 614 questions including ADR descriptions. When multiple purposes were detected in a single question, the purpose was counted for each item.
Abbreviation: ADR, adverse drug reaction.