Table 3

Medically significant adverse drug reactions

Age Suspected drug Reaction
3 mthDTP Hib and polio Depressed level of consciousness
8 yFluticasone3-150 Adrenal suppression
7 yFluticasone3-150 Adrenal suppression
2 yInterferon alfaMotor development impaired
1 yDiamorphineStevens–Johnson syndrome
1 wkBaclofenNeonatal convulsion
11 yVigabatrin3-150 Visual disturbance
11 mthBupivacaineSupraventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
11 yCephradineAnaphylactic reaction
9 yCarbamazepineHypovolaemia
Renal failure, acute
8 yCyclosporinColitis
4 mthDTP vaccineConvulsions
13 yFluticasone nasal spray3-150 Benign intracranial hypertension
6 yDiclofenacHaematemesis
15 yLansoprazoleNeutropenia
4 yFluticasone3-150 Adrenal suppression
Hypoglycaemic convulsion
4 mthDTP HibConvulsions
1 dayAtracuriumAcute circulatory failure
Apnoea
Convulsions
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Hypoglycaemia
Metabolic acidosis
  • ↵3-150 Reports for these drugs were specifically requested in monthly reminder letters.