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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Frequency of adverse drug events and preventable adverse drug events by drug class Drug class Total adverse drug events (n = 815) N (percent) Preventable adverse drug events (n = 338) N (percent) Warfarin 121 (15) 42 (12) Atypical antipsychotics 92 (11) 42 (12) Loop diuretics 69 (8) 33 (10) Opioids 51 (6) 26 (8) Antiplatelets 46 (6) 23 (7) ACE inhibitors 45 (6) 27 (8) Antidepressants 43 (5) 25 (7) Laxatives 43 (5) 16 (5) Benzodiazepines (intermediate acting) 39 (5) 30 (9) Insulins 37 (5) 18 (5) Only drug classes with the frequency of adverse drug events of 5 percent and more are presented. Some adverse drug events were associated with more than one drug class. Adapted with permission from: Gurwitz, MD, Field, T, Judge, J, Rochon, P, et al. The incidence of adverse drug events in two large academic long-term care facilities. Am J Med 2005; 118:251. Copyright © 2005 Excerpta Media.