Table 3 Demographic characteristics of AE reports submitted for H1-antihistamines of interest in FAERS
N(%) | Certirizine | Levocetirizine | Loratadine | Desloratadine | Fexofenadine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | |||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 6692(49·4%) | 2396(39·2%) | 6654(53·3%) | 355(58·3%) | 4556(41·2%) |
Male | 3392(25·0%) | 869(14·2%) | 3777(30·3%) | 225(36·9%) | 2188(19·8%) |
Not Specified | 3476(25·6%) | 2846(46·6%) | 2048(16·4%) | 29(4·8%) | 4312(39·0%) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0–18 | 1144(8·4%) | 225(3·7%) | 1562(12·5%) | 103(16·9%) | 346(3·1%) |
19–65 | 3226(23·8%) | 777(12·7%) | 2438(19·5%) | 253(41·5%) | 1934(17·5%) |
> 65 | 1616(11·9%) | 530(8·7%) | 2453(19·7%) | 111(18·2%) | 1809(16·4%) |
Unknow | 7574(55·9%) | 4579(74·9%) | 6026(48·3%) | 142(23·3%) | 6967(63·0%) |
Reporters | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Consumers | 11,074(81·7%) | 5619(91·9%) | 11,433(91·6%) | 181(29·7%) | 10,486(94·8%) |
Physician | 803(5·9%) | 218(3·6%) | 139(1·1%) | 178(29·2%) | 212(1·9%) |
Health professionals | 538(4·0%) | 39(0·6%) | 131(1·0%) | 81(13·3%) | 101(0·9%) |
Pharmacists | 275(2·0%) | 176(2·9%) | 51(0·4%) | 45(7·4%) | 125(1·1%) |
Lawyers | 2(0·0%) | 0(0·0%) | 2(0·0%) | 0(0·0%) | 1(0·0%) |
Others | 868(6·4%) | 59(1·0%) | 723(5·8%) | 124(20·4%) | 131(1·2%) |
Total | 13,560 | 6111 | 12,479 | 609 | 11,056 |