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ArticleBMC clinical pharmacology2005

Pharmacovigilance program to monitor adverse reactions of recombinant streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction.

Blas Y Betancourt, María A Marrero-Miragaya, Giset Jiménez-López, Carmen Valenzuela-Silva, Elizeth García-Iglesias, Francisco Hernández-Bernal, Francisco Debesa-García, Tania González-López, Leovaldo Alvarez-Falcón, Pedro A López-Saura and 1 more

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Article in BMC clinical pharmacology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Blas Y BetancourtClinical Trials Division, Center for Biological Research, Havana, Cuba. blas.yamir@cigb.edu.cu
María A Marrero-Miragaya
Giset Jiménez-López
Carmen Valenzuela-Silva
Elizeth García-Iglesias
Francisco Hernández-Bernal
Francisco Debesa-García
Tania González-López
Leovaldo Alvarez-Falcón
Pedro A López-Saura
Cuban National Network of Pharmacoepidemiology
Cuban Neuroscience Center · CUMinisterio de Salud Pública · CU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStreptokinase (SK) is an effective fibrinolytic agent for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The objective of the present study was to assess the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with intravenous recombinant SK in patients with AMI in routine clinical practice.

methodsA national, prospective and spontaneous reporting-based pharmacovigilance program was conducted in Cuba. Patient demographics, suspected ADR description, elements to define causality, and outcomes were documented and analyzed.

resultsA total of 1496 suspected ADRs identified in 792 patients out of the 1660 (47.7 %) prescriptions reported in the program, were received from July 1995 to July 2002. Most of the patients (71.3%) were male, 67.2% were white and mean age was 61.6 +/- 13.0 years. The mean time interval between the onset of symptoms and the start of the SK infusion was 4.9 +/- 3.7 h. The most frequently reported ADRs were hypotension, arrhythmias, chills, tremors, vomiting, nauseas, allergy, bleeding and fever. ADR severity was 38% mild, 38% moderate, 10% severe, and 4% very severe. Only 3 patients with hemorrhagic stroke were reported. Seventy-two patients died in-hospital mainly because of cardiac causes associated with the patient's underlying clinical condition. Mortality was 3 times more likely in patients suffering arrhythmias than in those without this event (odds ratio 3.1, 95% CI: 1.8 to 5.1). Most of the reported ADRs were classified as possibly or probably associated with the study medication.

conclusionRecombinant SK was associated with a similar post-marketing safety profile to those suggested in previous clinical trials.

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Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting SystemsAgedCubaDrug MonitoringFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionProspective StudiesRecombinant ProteinsStreptokinaseRecombinant ProteinsStreptokinase

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PMCPMC1291362
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