We have located links that may give you full text access.
Fluoroquinolone-Induced Photosensitivity: A Chemical Fragment-Based Approach by a Case/Non-case Study in VigiBase ® .
INTRODUCTION: Fluoroquinolones are widely used to treat bacterial infections. Many in vitro and in vivo studies have established a chemical relationship between fluoroquinolones' particular chemical structure and photosensitivity. The aim of this study was to establish a relationship between the chemical structure of fluoroquinolones and the risk of photosensitivity adverse effects from real-world data.
METHODS: All the Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) related to fluoroquinolones and registered in the World Health Organization global database (VigiBase® ) up to December 31, 2017 were collected. A disproportionality analysis was performed in order to quantify the photosensitivity risk for each fluoroquinolone by calculating their reporting odds ratio (ROR).
RESULTS: Up to December 31, 2017, 282,805 ICSRs related to fluoroquinolones were selected, of which 1647 were photosensitivity adverse event cases. Sparfloxacin had the highest adjusted ROR of 161.10 (95% confidence interval [CI] 133.66-194.02) followed by grepafloxacin (40.30 [26.30-59.60]) closely followed by lomefloxacin (32.61 [28.61-37.07]), then enoxacin (11.04 [8.33-14.32]) and fleroxacin (8.22 [5.06-12.56]).
CONCLUSION: This study confirms the high reporting rate of photosensitivity adverse effects for sparfloxacin from real-world data. Moreover, our data suggest more photosensitivity adverse effects reporting for fluoroquinolones with a halogen at their 8th position.
METHODS: All the Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) related to fluoroquinolones and registered in the World Health Organization global database (VigiBase® ) up to December 31, 2017 were collected. A disproportionality analysis was performed in order to quantify the photosensitivity risk for each fluoroquinolone by calculating their reporting odds ratio (ROR).
RESULTS: Up to December 31, 2017, 282,805 ICSRs related to fluoroquinolones were selected, of which 1647 were photosensitivity adverse event cases. Sparfloxacin had the highest adjusted ROR of 161.10 (95% confidence interval [CI] 133.66-194.02) followed by grepafloxacin (40.30 [26.30-59.60]) closely followed by lomefloxacin (32.61 [28.61-37.07]), then enoxacin (11.04 [8.33-14.32]) and fleroxacin (8.22 [5.06-12.56]).
CONCLUSION: This study confirms the high reporting rate of photosensitivity adverse effects for sparfloxacin from real-world data. Moreover, our data suggest more photosensitivity adverse effects reporting for fluoroquinolones with a halogen at their 8th position.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app