Comparative Analysis of ADR on China’s National Essential Medicines List (2015 Edition) and WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (19th Edition)

Table 1

The occurrence of ADR with medicines recorded in China’s and WHO list.

Drug classification	WHO model list	China’s list	The same number	WHO essential medicines		China essential medicines
				ADR cases	Composition%	ADR cases	Composition%
Anti-infective	76	55	27	18128	37.52	24735	32.43
Anthelminthics	31	9	7	495	1.02	937	0.23
anaesthetics	13	4	2	455	0.94	28	0.03
Medicines for pain; and palliative care	34	18	4	4089	7.65	6469	8.48
The nervous system	9	18	7	959	1.99	3116	4.08
Medicines used in; mood disorders	14	6	3	2768	5.73	516	0.68
Cardiovascular	21	31	13	1958	4.05	6146	8.06
Respiratory; medicines	5	8	1	229	0.47	3103	4.07
Gastrointestinal; medicines	10	29	4	1673	3.46	4308	5.65
Urinary medicines	5	7	3	971	2.01	592	0.78
Medicines affecting; the blood	22	16	4	657	1.36	1698	2.23
Endocrine; medicines	23	21	4	1398	3.10	1941	2.54
Antiallergic; medicines	5	5	1	983	2.04	1111	1.46
Immune system; medicines	4	2	1	61	0.13	82	0.11
Vitamins, minerals	12	15	2	110	0.23	2156	2.83
Adjust water,; electrolyte and acid; base balance	9	9	6	11266	23.87	15762	20.66
Antidotes	15	6	3	203	0.48	132	0.17
Biological products	8	4	2	28	0.06	1098	1.44
Diagnostic agents	7	2	1	326	0.68	32	0.04
Dermatological; medicines	16	12	9	730	1.51	418	0.55
Ophthalmic; medicines	13	13	9	142	0.29	439	0.57
Ear and nose; medicines	4	3	0	68	0.14	70	0.09
obstetrics and; gynecology; medicine	4	7	3	515	1.07	1260	1.65
Family planning; medicines	13	1	1	98	0.20	133	0.17
	373	301	117	48310	100	76282	100

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