Table E3.
Non-immediate Hypersensitivity Reaction and Top Five Causative Drugs by Drug Category
| Rank | Dermatitis/Rash (n=269,493) |
Fixed drug eruption (n=86) |
Erythema nodosum (n=86) |
Serum sickness (n=521) |
Pneumonitis (n=120) |
AIN (n=442) |
SCAR (n=1,415) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PCN – Naturala
(81,219, 30.1) |
Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (21, 24.4) |
Tetracycline Antibiotics (15, 17.4) |
PCN – Naturala
(149, 28.6) |
Methotrexate (27, 22.5) |
PCN -Penicillinase-resistanth
(89, 20.1) |
Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (360, 25.4) |
| 2 | Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (55,916, 20.7) |
NSAID (COX Non-Specific)c
(16, 18.6) |
PCN – Naturala
(13, 15.1) |
Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (81, 15.5) |
Urinary Antibacterial - Nitrofuran Derivativese
(23, 19.2) |
PCN – Naturala (54, 12.2) |
PCN – Naturala (169, 11.9) |
| 3 | Aminopenicillin Antibioticb
(19,724, 7.2) |
Antifungal – Triazolesd
(9, 10.5) |
Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (12, 14.0) |
Aminopenicillin Antibioticb
(60, 11.5) |
Antineoplastic - Taxanes (13, 10.8) |
Sulfa ABX/ SMX-TMP (46, 10.4) |
Anticonvulsant - Phenyltriazine Derivativesi
(69, 4.9) |
| 4 | Fluoroquinolone (7,879, 2.9) |
Fluoroquinolone (8, 9.3) |
Oral Contraceptive (10, 11.6) |
Cephalosporin Antibiotics -2nd Generationj
(31, 6.0) |
Anti-arrhythmic - Class IIIf
(6, 5.0) |
PPI (46, 10.4) |
Aminopenicillin Antibioticb
(67, 4.7) |
| 5 | Tetracycline Antibiotics (6,345, 2.4) |
Tetracycline Antibiotics (6, 7.0) |
Fluoroquinolone (3, 3.5) |
Tetracycline Antibiotics (30, 5.8) |
Antineoplastic – Antiandrogensg
(3, 2.5) |
Fluoroquinolone (31, 7.0) |
Anticonvulsant – Hydantoinsj (57, 4.0) |
ABX = antibiotic; AIN = acute interstitial nephritis; PCN = penicillin; PPI = proton pump inhibitor; SCAR = severe cutaneous adverse reaction; SMX-TMP = sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim
Includes penicillin G, penicillin V
Includes amoxicillin, ampicillin
Includes ibuprofen, naproxen
Includes fluconazole, voriconazole
Includes nitrofurantoin
Includes amiodarone, dofetilide
Includes bicalutamide, nilutamide
Includes nafcillin, oxacillin
Includes lamotrigine
Includes fosphenytoin, phenytoin