Assessing the risk of intentional self-harm in montelukast users: an updated Sentinel System analysis using ICD-10 coding

CONCLUSION: Our results cannot exclude other neuropsychiatric idiosyncratic reactions to montelukast. Compared to the previous Sentinel study, this study identified about double the rate of self-harm events, suggesting a greater sensitivity of ICD-10 codes for measuring self-harm than ICD-9.PMID:38064517 | DOI:10.1080/02770903.2023.2293064

Source: Journal of Asthma - December 8, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jummai Apata Jennifer G Lyons Marie C Bradley Yong Ma Maria E Kempner Ivone Kim Efe Eworuke Dinci Pennap Andrew Mosholder Source Type: research