Research Article

Adverse Events Associated with Ethical Kampo Formulations: Analysis of the Domestic Adverse-Event Data Reports of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare in Japan

Table 1

The number of reported adverse events associated with ethical Kampo formulations per fiscal year by category.

FYLiverLungPAMPDrugOthersTotal
injuryinjuryeruption

4227130831121
5525260818132
2005815429069179
20068052581815214
200760424911032194
61415121022187
80685831728254
2010756565131521254
2011881054811822282
20128310556151139309
2013808250411128292
20147210848271323291
2015768489371022318
201614216998342398564
20171181501513827157641

Total1,1931,1778892231855654,232

FY: Fiscal year until the end of March of the following year; MP: Mesenteric phlebosclerosis; PA: Pseudoaldosteronism.
for approximately 8 months, from July 30, 2003 to March 31, 2004.
for 8 months, from August 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005. Data from April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004 are missing.
for 11 months, from April 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009.
for 13 months, from March 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.