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Table 3 Total number of adverse events by MedDRA system organ class ordered by decreasing frequencies

From: Pharmacovigilance in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients treated with biologic or synthetic drugs: combined data of more than 15,000 patients from Pharmachild and national registries

 

Pharmachild

N = 5173

BiKeR

N = 5013

Infections and infestations

1523 (29.4%)

1509 (30.1%)

Gastrointestinal disorders

595 (11.5%)

984 (19.6%)

Injury, poisoning and procedural complications

325 (6.3%)

152 (3.1%)

Blood and lymphatic system disorders

291 (5.6%)

99 (2%)

Investigations

285 (5.5%)

377 (7.5%)

Eye disorders

270 (5.2%)

309 (6.2%)

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

256 (4.9%)

217 (4.3%)

General disorders and administration site conditions

245 (4.7%)

410 (8.2%)

Hepatobiliary disorders

233 (4.5%)

24 (0.5%)

Surgical and medical procedures

209 (4.1%)

98 (2%)

Nervous system disorders

151 (2.9%)

227 (4.5%)

Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

147 (2.8%)

138 (2.7%)

Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders

112 (2.2%)

50 (1%)

Psychiatric disorders

105 (2.1%)

157 (3.1%)

Endocrine disorders

104 (2.0%)

6 (0.1%)

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

77 (1.5%)

34 (0.7%)

Renal and urinary disorders

66 (1.3%)

21 (0.4%)

Immune system disorders

33 (0.6%)

77 (1.5%)

Vascular disorders

30 (0.6%)

46 (0.9%)

Reproductive system and breast disorders

26 (0.5%)

13 (0.3%)

Congenital, familial, and genetic disorders

22 (0.4%)

9 (0.2%)

Cardiac disorders

19 (0.4%)

13 (0.3%)

Neoplasms benign, malignant, and unspecified (including cysts and polyps)

16 (0.3%)

29 (0.6%)

Ear and labyrinth disorders

13 (0.3%)

7 (0.1%)

Social circumstances

11 (0.2%)

0

Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions

9 (0.2%)

7 (0.1%)

  1. Data are absolute numbers and frequencies (percentage)
  2. Abbreviation: BiKeR Biologics in Pediatric Rheumatology Registry, MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities