2.2 million adverse drug reactions after administration of FDA-approved drugs in USA 1996 (American Medical Association) ... see also overview of Adverse reaction.
approx 1 in 123 or 0.81% or 2.2 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "2.2 million adverse drug reactions after administration of FDA-approved drugs in USA 1996 (American Medical Association)" -- see also general information about data sources]
2,199,999 per year, 183,333 per month, 42,307 per week, 6,027 per day, 251 per hour, 4 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "2.2 million adverse drug reactions after administration of FDA-approved drugs in USA 1996 (American Medical Association)" -- see also general information about data sources]
The term 'prevalence' of Adverse reaction usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Adverse reaction at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Adverse reaction refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Adverse reaction diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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