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Drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in vietnamese spontaneous adverse drug reaction database: A subgroup approach to disproportionality analysis.

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Despite the numerous studies investigating drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN), the understanding and quantitative data in developing countries remain limited. The study aimed to describe and quantify the drug-related risk of SJS/TEN in a resource-limited context using the Vietnamese spontaneous reporting database (VSRD) of adverse drug reactions.

METHODS: Spontaneous reports relating to medium- and late-onset severe cutaneous adverse reactions (MLOSCAR) and SJS/TEN recorded in the VSRD from 2010 to 2015 were retrospectively analysed. The demographic characteristics and drug information were described and compared between SJS/TEN and other MLOSCAR reports. The drug-induced SJS/TEN signals were estimated using subgrouped disproportionality analysis with calculation of the reporting odds ratio (ROR) and the respective 95% confidence interval (CI).

RESULTS: The VSRD received 2,849 MLOSCAR reports, 136 of which focus on SJS/TEN over a 6-year period. About 60% of SJS/TEN patients were male, and the majority of them were adults (mean age 42.5 ± 22.9). Up to 91.8% of drugs induced SJS/TEN within 1-28 days, and 45% SJS/TEN cases were evaluated as life-threatening. Positive signals were generated with carbamazepine (n = 25, ROR [95% CI] = 11.99 [7.07-19.92]), allopurinol (n = 15, ROR [95% CI] = 4.2 [2.20-7.59]), traditional/herbal medicines (n = 7, ROR [95% CI] = 2.76 [1.12-5.86]), colchicine (n = 4, ROR [95% CI] = 6.22 [1.69-18.72]), valproic acid (n = 3, ROR [95% CI] = 8.71 [1.89-30.19]) and meloxicam (n = 3, ROR [95% CI] = 7.09 [1.55-24.29]), which are well known for SJS/TEN. Cefixime (n = 5, ROR [95% CI] = 3.34 [1.13-8.00]) and paracetamol (n = 22, ROR [95% CI] = 5.23 [3.10-8.49]) also generated positive signals despite their popularity in Vietnam.

WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: This first Vietnamese population-based study has highlighted original characteristics and signals of drug-induced SJS/TEN, which are relatively consistent with other worldwide data and typical for a developing country.

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