Advil and Poor Quality Drug Administered

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Advil and Poor Quality Drug Administered

Age

>60 Years	37
50-59 Years	31
40-49 Years	19
1-9 Years	14
30-39 Years	8
10-19 Years	5
0-12 Months	3

Gender

Male: 30%
Female: 70%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Poor Quality Drug Administered?

Other	20
Hospitalization	12

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Poor Quality Drug Administered?

Consumer	88
Physician	6
Pharmacist	3

Therapy

Of those reporting Poor Quality Drug Administered, why were they taking Advil?

Headache	38
Pain	18
Back Pain	11
Pyrexia	9
Arthritis	8

Other Medications

Which medications reported to the FDA are most commonly associated with Poor Quality Drug Administered?

Humira	164
Humalog	112
Duragesic-100	97
Fentanyl-100	85
Ibuprofen (advil)	72
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Depo-testosterone	54
Humulin N	48
Humulin 70/30	38
Humulin R	37
Forteo	33
Genotropin	28
Xalatan	27
Humalog Mix 75/25	26
Lipitor	26
Premarin	26
Acetaminophen	26
Lyrica	23
Advil	23
Lantus	22
Tylenol (caplet)	22
Viagra	21
Dilantin	20
Actos	20
Botox Cosmetic	20
Heparin	20
Fentora	19
Propofol	19
Celebrex	19
Cefazolin	17
Spiriva	17
Meronem	16
Synthroid	16
Proplex T	16
Hemofil	16
Estring	16
Heparin Sodium	15
Ribavirin	14
Neurontin	14
Topamax	14
Digoxin	14
Advil Liqui-gels	13
Enbrel	13
Advair Diskus 100/50	13
Accutane	13
Aspirin	13
Pediatric Advil	12
Benadryl	12
Heparin Lock-flush	12
Nardil	12
Fentanyl	12
Nitrostat	12

Is the adverse drug reaction you’re experiencing actually due to the drug you took?

The Naranjo Scale is a questionnaire for determining the likelihood of whether an adverse drug reaction is actually due to the drug or caused by other factors. Probability is assigned via a score termed definite, probable, possible or doubtful.^*

	YES	NO	UNKOWN
Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction?
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered?
Did the adverse reaction improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered?
Did the adverse reaction reappear when the drug was readministered?
Are there alternative causes (other than the drug) that could on their own have caused the reaction?
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given?
Was the drug detected in the blood (or other fluids) in concentrations known to be toxic?
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased, or less severe when the dose was decreased?
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure?
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence?

Probability of an Adverse Event

Doubtful

Possible

Probable

Definite

^*Naranjo, et al. "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions." Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1981 Aug;30(2):239-45.

To learn more about all adverse events for Advil, view the complete Advil adverse event report.

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