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Table 3 Changes in quantity and quality of ADR reports

From: Educational intervention to improve physician reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a primary care setting in complementary and alternative medicine

 

Before educational intervention

After educational intervention

 

n

%

n

%

ADR

116

100.0

288

100.0

ICH classification ( P = 0.566)

    

Serious

8

6.9

14

4.9

Non-serious

108

93.1

274

95.1

WHO-ART classification ( P = 0.015*)

    

Grade 1 = mild

50

43.1

107

37.2

Grade 2 = moderate

46

39.7

157

54.5

Grade 3 = severe

18

15.5

22

7.6

Grade 4 = life threatening

2

1.7

2

0.7

Causality ( P < 0.001*)

    

Certain

64

55.2

51

17.7

Probable/likely

24

20.7

98

34.0

Possible

19

16.4

128

44.4

Unlikely

4

3.4

5

1.7

Conditional/unclassified

0

0.0

0

0.0

Unassessable/unclassifiable

5

4.3

6

2.1

  1. *Significant (chi-square test)