Table 1

Top 20 medications with respect to the number of reported QREs

MedicationATC classificationNumber (%) of QREs
Levothyroxine sodiumH03AA012433 (2.34)
AmoxicillinJ01CA042361 (2.27)
RosuvastatinC10AA071905 (1.84)
LorazepamN05BA061840 (1.77)
HydromorphoneN02AA031826 (1.76)
MetoprololC07AB021786 (1.72)
SalbutamolR03AC021745 (1.68)
MetforminA10BA021568 (1.51)
RabeprazoleA02BC041459 (1.41)
ZopicloneN05CF011374 (1.32)
AtorvastatinC10AA051290 (1.24)
CitalopramN06AB041261 (1.21)
PrednisoneH02AB071254 (1.21)
NaproxenM01AE021236 (1.19)
ClonazepamN03AE011175 (1.13)
Codeine, combinations excl. PsycholepticsN02AA591163 (1.12)
HydrochlorothiazideC03AA031158 (1.12)
VenlafaxineN06A×161143 (1.10)
CefalexinJ01DB011127 (1.09)
PantoprazoleA02BC021044 (1.01)
Total103 812*
  • *Total of all reported medications in QREs (excluding free-form entry of medication name). The reporter can input more than one medication per QRE; hence, the total number of QREs in this table is greater than what is shown in the results section.

  • ATC, Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical; QREs, quality-related events.