Table 2 Demographic and characteristics of AERs received between 1st Jan 2009 and 31st Dec 2014
Demographics & information of patients | No. of cases, n (%) | Characteristics of adverse event reports | No. of cases, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Gender | 5. Profession of Reporter of Adverse Event | ||
 Female | 29 (50.9) |  Doctor | 51 (89.5) |
 Male | 28 (49.1) |  Pharmacist | 4 (7.0) |
2. Age in years |  Nurse | 0 (0.0) | |
  < 1 | 2 (3.5) |  Drug Company | 2 (3.5) |
 1–20 | 2 (3.5) |  Others | 0 (0.0) |
 21–40 | 11 (19.3) | 6. Outcome of Adverse Event | |
 41–60 | 26 (45.6) |  Recovered | 12 (21.1) |
  > 60 | 16 (28.1) |  Not recovered | 33 (57.9) |
3. Ethnicity |  Death | 5 (8.8) | |
 Chinese | 47 (82.5) |  Uncertain Outcome | 7 (12.3) |
 Malay | 7 (12.3) | 7. Type of CAM a implicated | |
 Indian | 1 (1.8) |  Traditional Chinese Medicine | 35 (61.4) |
 Others | 1 (1.8) |  Health supplements | 16 (28.1) |
 Information not available | 1 (1.8) |  Other Traditional Medicines | 6 (10.5) |
4. Hospitalisation Status | Â | Â | |
 Hospitalised | 40 (70.2) |  |  |
 Not hospitalised | 12 (21.1) |  |  |
 Already hospitalised | 3 (5.3) |  |  |
 Information not available | 2 (3.5) |  |  |