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Table 2 Total number of Hospital Episode Statsitics for which there was a primary diagnosis or 'external cause' of ADR 1998–2005

From: Trends in hospital admissions for adverse drug reactions in England: analysis of national hospital episode statistics 1998–2005

 

1998–9

1999–00

2000–1

2001–2

2002–3

2003–4

2004–5

% Change 1998–2005

Total No. of Episodes

11,983,893

12,167,574

12,674,277

12,357,360

12,757,656

13,174,480

13,706,765

14.4

No. with 'drug induced' codes

10506

10105

9823

9442

9246

9453

10396

-1.0

No. with external cause codes

42,555

47,385

50,113

52,160

56,943

62,618

66,296

55.8

Total Adverse Drug Reactions

53,061

57,490

59,936

61,602

66,189

72,071

76,692

44.5