Risk of Hospitalization for Adverse Drug Events in Women and Men : A Post Hoc Analysis of an Active Pharmacovigilance Study in Italian Emergency Departments

This post hoc analysis of an Italian active pharmacovigilance study describes pharmacological differences of ADEs leading to emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization in women and men. During the study period (January 2007-December 2018), 61,855 reports of ADEs leading to ED visits were collected. Overall, 30.6% of ADEs resulted in hospitalization (30% in women and 31% in men). Multivariate logistic regression showed that, among women, drug classes significantly associated with an increased risk of hospitalization were heparins (ROR 1.41, CI 1.13-176), antidepressants (ROR 1.12, CI 1.03-1.23) and antidiabetics (ROR 1.13, CI 1.02-1.24). Among men, only vitamin K antagonists (ROR 1.28, CI 1.09-1.50), opioids (ROR 1.30, CI 1.06-1.60) and digitalis glycosides (ROR 1.32, CI 1.09-1.59) were associated with a higher risk of hospitalization. Overall, older age, multiple suspected drugs and the presence of comorbidities were significantly associated with a higher risk of hospitalization. A significantly reduced risk of hospitalization was observed in both women and men experiencing an adverse event following immunization (ROR 0.36, CI 0.27-0.48 and 0.83, 0.42-0.74, respectively) compared to drugs. Results obtained from this real-world analysis highlight important aspects of drug safety between sexes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) - 14(2021), 7 vom: 15. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Crescioli, Giada [VerfasserIn]
Boscia, Ennio [VerfasserIn]
Bettiol, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Pagani, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Spada, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Vighi, Giuditta Violetta [VerfasserIn]
Bonaiuti, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Venegoni, Mauro [VerfasserIn]
Vighi, Giuseppe Danilo [VerfasserIn]
Vannacci, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Lombardi, Niccolò [VerfasserIn]
On Behalf Of The MEREAFaPS Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical pharmacology
Emergency department
Female
Journal Article
Male
Pharmacovigilance

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Date Revised 09.08.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ph14070678

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329023713