Table 1 Characteristics of drugs for which marketing authorization was granted by the EMA.

From: Factors associated with hematological adverse reactions of drugs authorized via the centralized procedure

Authorized drugs for human use

Number of MA

Route of administration*

N (%)

Additional monitoring

N (%)

Generic

N (%)

Biosimilar

N (%)

Conditional approval

N (%)

Exceptional circumstances

N (%)

Accelerated assessment

N (%)

Orphan medicine

N (%)

EML 2023

N (%)

Enteral

Parenteral

Local

Enteral and parenteral

Frequency and type of HADR

1349 (100.00)

641 (47.52)

642 (47.59)

43 (3.19)

23 (1.70)

338 (25.06)

232 (17.20)

76 (5.63)

42 (3.11)

37 (2.74)

36 (2.67)

146 (10.82)

387 (28.69)

any frequency of any HADR

739 (54.78)

368 (57.41)

349 (54.36)

5 (11.63)

17 (73.91)

161 (47.63)

166 (71.55)

66 (86.84)

22 (52.38)

12 (32.43)

16 (44.44)

68 (46.58)

278 (71.83)

very common frequency of any HADR

278 (20.61)

98 (15.29)

178 (27.73)

0 (0.00)

2 (8.70)

93 (27.51)

43 (18.53)

37 (48.68)

20 (47.62)

6 (16.22)

11 (30.56)

45 (30.82)

97 (25.06)

any frequency of ANEMIA

546 (40.47)

272 (42.43)

261 (40.65)

2 (4.65)

11 (47.83)

125 (36.98)

124 (53.45)

67 (88.16)

19 (45.24)

8 (21.62)

13 (36.11)

50 (34.25)

231 (59.69)

very common frequency of ANEMIA

199 (14.75)

77 (12.01)

120 (18.69)

0 (0.00)

2 (8.70)

71 (21.01)

32 (13.79)

23 (30.26)

18 (42.86)

5 (13.51)

9 (25.00)

36 (24.66)

69 (17.83)

any frequency of LEUCOPENIA

488 (36.17)

250 (39.00)

227 (35.36)

2 (4.65)

9 (39.13)

106 (31.36)

124 (53.45)

38 (50.00)

17 (40.48)

7 (18.92)

12 (33.33)

51 (34.93)

200 (51.68)

very common frequency of LEUCOPENIA

214 (15.86)

73 (11.39)

139 (21.65)

0 (0.00)

2 (8.70)

72 (21.30)

40 (17.24)

29 (38.16)

15 (35.71)

3 (8.11)

7 (19.44)

34 (23.29)

81 (20.93)

any frequency of THROMBOCYTOPENIA

555 (41.14)

283 (44.15)

261 (40.65)

1 (2.33)

10 (43.48)

110 (32.54)

140 (60.34)

54 (71.05)

16 (38.10)

6 (16.22)

14 (38.89)

50 (34.25)

237 (61.24)

very common frequency of THROMBOCYTOPENIA

173 (12.82)

62 (9.67)

109 (16.98)

0 (0.00)

2 (8.70)

59 (17.46)

31 (13.36)

26 (34.21)

14 (33.33)

4 (10.81)

10 (27.78)

32 (21.92)

67 (17.31)

  1. EML, World Health Organization Essential Medicines List; HADR, Hematological Adverse Drug Reaction; MA, Marketing Authorization.