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ArticleDrug, healthcare and patient safety2021

Ophthalmic Solution Safety Profile: Active Surveillance of a Sodium Hyaluronate/Chondroitin Sulfate Combination in Peruvian Population.

Homero Contreras-Salinas, Mariana Barajas-Hernández, Leopoldo Martín Baiza-Durán, Vanessa Orozco-Ceja, Lourdes Yolotzin Rodríguez-Herrera

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Article in Drug, healthcare and patient safety, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Homero Contreras-SalinasPharmacovigilance Department, Laboratorios Sophia, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-9918-2024
Mariana Barajas-HernándezPharmacovigilance Department, Laboratorios Sophia, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Leopoldo Martín Baiza-DuránPharmacovigilance Department, Laboratorios Sophia, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Vanessa Orozco-CejaPharmacovigilance Department, Laboratorios Sophia, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Lourdes Yolotzin Rodríguez-HerreraPharmacovigilance Department, Laboratorios Sophia, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSodium hyaluronate/chondroitin sulfate fixed combination plays an essential role in the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis sicca, a multifactorial disease accompanied by ocular symptoms like alteration of the tear film. Despite low or no absorption of such drugs, these can cause secondary effects. An essential tool in the study of medication behavior is active pharmacovigilance. Unlike spontaneous reporting pharmacovigilance, this tool allows an appraisal of adverse drug reactions (ADRs)' real incidence, a higher capacity to identify safety signals, the relationship with concomitant drugs and pathologies prevalent in the study population. This study aimed to evaluate the safety profile and identify and/or assess adverse reactions in an uncontrolled population.

methodsActive pharmacovigilance by Drug Event Monitoring was performed. A total of 3 follow-up calls were made for 30 days for the identification of the ADRs, tolerability (ADR severity, seriousness, long term sequelae, and duration) and the possible risks (safety signals, medical interactions) of sodium hyaluronate and chondroitin sulfate (HUM).

resultsThirty-five ADRs were identified in the 212 patients included in the study (0.17 ADR/patient). The 35 ADRs were classified into 3 System Organ Class (SOC) groups: general disorders and administration site conditions (74.2%), eye disorders (22.9%), and nervous system disorders (2.9%); and 4 Preferred Term (PT) groups: burning sensation (74.2%), followed by blurred vision (20%), ocular pain (2.9%) and headache (2.9%). All the ADRs were categorized as mild and not serious. No statistically significant differences were found in concomitantly medications, posology and age groups.

conclusionGood tolerability to the solution was identified, with a low incidence of ADRs. Just the same, all the associated ADRs were consistent with the information found in HUM's physicochemical profile and the physiopathology of DED. No unknown risks were identified, reinforcing HUM's safety profile.

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adverse drug reactionartificial tearsdry eye diseasepost-marketing surveillance

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