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. 2021 May 26;87(12):4853–4860. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14885

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of disorders and drugs screened by the Junior Adverse Event Manager team

A. Disorders by organ class (MedDRA classification) Screened Reported Number needed to screen to report 1 ADR
General disorders and administration site conditions 30 12 2 .5
Nervous system disorders 55 14 3.9
Gastrointestinal disorders 133 13 10.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 12 4 3.0
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders 62 6 10.3
Psychiatric disorders 72 18 4.0
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders 32 4 8.0
Blood and lymphatic system disorders 211 16 13.2
Eye disorders 3 0
Ear, nose and throat disorders 62 0
Renal and urinary disorders 58 11 5.3
Vascular disorders 23 3 7.7
Total 753 101 7.5
B. Type of drug (ATC classification) Screened Reported Number needed to screen to report 1 ADR
A. Gastrointestinal 591 10 59.1
B. Blood and lymphatic 101 8 12.6
C. Cardiovascular 496 41 12.1
D. Skin and subcutaneous tissue 62 0
G. Renal and urinary 43 2 21.5
H. Hormones 121 5 24.2
J. Antibiotics and antiparasitics 215 14 15.4
L. Immunomodulatory and chemotherapeutics 16 4 4.0
M. Musculoskeletal and connective tissue 72 2 36.0
N. Nervous system and senses 215 12 17.9
R. Pulmonary drugs 171 2 85.5
V. Over‐the‐counter drugs 283 1 283
Total 2386 101 23.6

2A: Overview of the number of disorders screened (according to MedDRA classification), the number of reports per disorder and the reporting chance. 2B: Overview of the number of drugs screened (according to ATC classification), the number of reports per drug class and the reporting chance.