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. 2022 Jun 8;13:862508. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.862508

TABLE 1.

Clinical characteristics of reports with secukinumab from the FAERS database (January 2015 to September 2021).

Characteristics Case number, n Case proportion, %
Number of events 89,228
Gender
 Female 50,251 56.32
 Male 34,098 38.21
 Unknown 4,879 5.47
Age (years)
 <18 113 0.13
 18≤ and ≤65 27,556 30.88
 >65 5,539 6.21
 Unknown 56,020 62.78
Indications (TOP five)
 Psoriasis 35,870 40.20
 Psoriatic arthropathy 16,991 19.04
 Ankylosing spondylitis 6,474 7.26
 Rheumatoid arthritis 401 0.45
 Pustular psoriasis 158 0.18
Serious Outcome
 Death 1,438 1.61
 Life-threatening 693 0.78
 Hospitalization 7,247 8.12
 Disability 560 0.63
 Congenital anomaly 22 0.02
 Required intervention to prevent permanent impairment/damage 18 0.02
 Other serious medical events 18,528 20.76
Reported Countries (Top five)
 America 30,913 34.64
 Canada 2,034 2.28
 Britain 1,303 1.46
 Germany 1,270 1.42
 Japan 632 0.71
Reported Person
 Health profession
  Physician 12,918 14.48
  Pharmacist 3,517 3.94
  Other health professional 14,665 16.43
 Non-healthcare professional
  Consumer 55,809 62.55
  Unknown 2,319 2.60
 Reporting year
  2021 Q3 a 15,358 17.21
  2020 19,958 22.37
  2019 17,834 19.99
  2018 18,142 20.33
  2017 10,097 11.32
  2016 5,409 6.06
  2015 2,430 2.72
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The third quarter of 2021.