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Table 1 Distributions of drugs classification related to SJS/TEN and comparison with US FDA label

From: Abstracts from the 8th Drug Hypersensitivity Meeting (DHM)

Anti-epileptic drugs/antipsychotics

US FDA

n

(%)

Carbamazepine

Labeled

268

26.07

Phenytoin

Labeled

137

13.33

Lamotrigine

Labeled

104

10.12

Phenobarbital

Labeled

21

2.04

Oxcarbazepine

Labeled

18

1.75

Valproic acid

Labeled

2

0.19

Bupropion

Labeled

1

0.10

Fluoxetine

Labeled

1

0.10

Levetiracetam

Labeled

1

0.10

Antibiotics/antiviral agents

US FDA

n

(%)

Sulfamethoxazole

Labeled

81

7.88

Aminopenicillinsa

Labeled

30

2.92

Quinolonesb

Labeled

26

2.53

Cephalosporinsc

Labeled

24

2.33

Clarithromycine

Labeled

9

0.88

Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine

Labeled

6

0.58

Doxycycline

Labeled

5

0.49

Dapsone

Labeled

4

0.39

Piperacillin

Labeled

4

0.39

Rifampicin

Not labeled

4

0.39

Vancomycin

Labeled

4

0.39

Clindamycin

Labeled

2

0.19

Fluconazole

Labeled

2

0.19

Imipenem

Labeled

2

0.19

Metronidazole

Labeled

2

0.19

Nevirapine

Labeled

2

0.19

Tetracycline

Not labeled

1

0.10

Azithromycin

Labeled

1

0.10

Floxacillin

Not approved

1

0.10

Streptomycin

Not labeled

1

0.10

Sulfadiazine

Labeled

1

0.10

NSAIDs

US FDA

n

(%)

Diclofenac potassium

Labeled

9

0.88

Piroxicam

Labeled

8

0.78

Etoricoxib

Not approved

7

0.68

Celecoxib

Labeled

4

0.39

Mefenamic acid

Labeled

4

0.39

Ibuprofen

Labeled

3

0.29

Meloxicam

Labeled

2

0.19

Etodolac

Labeled

1

0.10

Metamizole

Not approved

1

0.10

Naproxen

Labeled

1

0.10

Other drugs

US FDA

n

(%)

Allopurinol

Labeled

202

19.65

Sulfasalazine

Labeled

19

1.85

Esomeprazole

Labeled

8

0.78

Strontium ranelate

Not approved

8

0.78

Acetaminophen

Labeled

1

0.10

Acetylcysteine

Not labeled

1

0.10

Carbocysteine

Not approved

1

0.10

Dimercaptopropane

Not approved

1

0.10

Erlotinib hydrochloride

Labeled

1

0.10

Hydroxychloroquine

Labeled

1

0.10

Omeprazole

Labeled

1

0.10

Pantoprazole

Labeled

1

0.10