Incidence and risk estimate of drug-induced agranulocytosis in Hong Kong Chinese. A population-based case-control study.

Ching-Lung CheungIan C K WongBernard M Y CheungJohnny C Y ChanJody K P ChuChing-Lung Cheung

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)

The incidence and mortality in Hong Kong Chinese were relatively low compared to Caucasians. Antithyroid drugs were the most common implicated drug class, and carbimazole had the highest risk of agranulocytosis. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

drug induced
liver injury
risk factors
adverse drug
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
breast cancer risk