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Arimidex and Death

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Arimidex and Death

Age

>60 Years
96
50-59 Years
11
40-49 Years
4
30-39 Years
1

Gender

Male: 1%
Female: 97%
Gender Unknown: 2%

Outcome

What were the most common outcomes of those reporting Death?

Death
151
Hospitalization
17
Other
14
Disability
3
Life Threatening
3

Reporter

Who most commonly reported Death?

Consumer
100
Physician
18
Other
11
Lawyer
2
Pharmacist
2

Therapy

Of those reporting Death, why were they taking Arimidex?

Breast Cancer
48
Breast Cancer Female
7
Breast Cancer Metastatic
3
Hormone Level Abnormal
1
Bone Neoplasm Malignant
1

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.*

YESNOUNKOWN
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.

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