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Table 2 The 10 most frequent ADRs responsible for hospital admissions for women and men

From: Sex differences associated with adverse drug reactions resulting in hospital admissions

Adverse drug reaction

Total admissions (n)

Women (n)

Women (% of total female admissions)

Men (n)

Men (% of total male admissions)

Constipation

788

471

0.009

317

0.007

Hypo-osmolality and hyponatraemia

751

597

0.011

154

0.004

Haemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

650

365

0.007

285

0.007

Urinary tract infection, site not specified

625

422

0.008

203

0.005

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, unspecified

606

290

0.005

316

0.007

Nausea and vomiting

575

392

0.007

183

0.004

Syncope and collapse

572

297

0.006

275

0.006

Pneumonia, unspecified

504

238

0.004

266

0.006

Drug-induced fever

492

264

0.005

228

0.005

Heart failure, unspecified

434

233

0.004

201

0.005