Table 1.

Serious and non-serious reports between 2007 and 2015 and the most frequently suspected active substances

Total number of reports assessed as serious and non-serious between 2007 and 2015
Source of the report	Number of serious reports	Number of non-serious reports	Total number of reports
Healthcare professional	21	40	61
Patient	13	42	55

Most frequently suspected active substances between 2007 and 2015 (total number of reports, n = 116)
Suspected substance	Number of serious reports	Number of non-serious reports	Total number of reports
Black cohosh rhizome (Cimicifuga racemosa L. Nutt.)	5	10	15
Purple coneflower herb, expressed juice (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench)	3	11	14
Pollen of maize, rye, cock’s-foot, pine (Zea mays L., Secale cereal L., Dactylis glomerata L., Pinus sylvestris L.)	4	9	13
Gentian root, primula spp. flowers, sorrel spp. herb, elder flower, verbena herb (Gentiana lutea L., Primula spp., Rumex spp., Sambucus nigra L., Verbena officinalis L.)	7	5	12