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ArticleBMC pharmacology & toxicology2022

Real-world safety of ulinastatin: a post-marketing surveillance of 11,252 patients in China.

Jin Li, Meijun Li, Liren Li, Lin Ma, Ailin Cao, Aiping Wen, Wenge Chen, Lingling Li, Yan Liang, Jianxiong Deng

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Article in BMC pharmacology & toxicology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Jin LiPharmacy Department, Guangzhou United Family Hospital, Guangzhou, 510335, Guangdong, China.
Meijun LiGuangdong Province Pharmacological Society, No. 753 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Liren LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Lin MaManaged Service Organization, Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
Ailin CaoDepartment of Medicines and Devices, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University (Shanghai Changhai Hospital), Shanghai, 200433, China.
Aiping WenDepartment of Pharmacy, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China.
Wenge ChenDepartment of Industrial Engineering, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 518049, Guangdong, China.
Lingling LiGuangdong Province Pharmacological Society, No. 753 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Yan LiangGuangdong Province Pharmacological Society, No. 753 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Jianxiong DengGuangdong Province Pharmacological Society, No. 753 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. dengjianxiong@gdyl.org.
Beijing Friendship Hospital · CNBeijing United Family Hospital · CNChanghai Hospital · CNGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangdong University of Technology · CNNanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe safety assessment of ulinastatin can guide clinical practice. The present study aimed to investigate the real-world safety of ulinastatin in China.

methodsThis multicenter study retrospectively analyzed the post-marketing surveillance data of consecutive patients treated with ulinastatin between August 2014 and June 2017 in the general wards and the intensive care units (ICU) of nine hospitals in China. Adverse drug reactions/adverse drug events (ADRs/ADEs) were collected and evaluated in a post-marketing database.

resultsA total of 11,252 consecutive patients were included in the study: 7009 ICU patients and 4243 general ward patients. Eleven patients with ADRs/ADEs were observed, including nine ICU patients and two general ward patients. The clinical manifestations were liver dysfunction (n = 5 ICU cases, n = 1 general case), thrombocytopenia (n = 2 ICU cases, n = 1 general case), leukopenia (n = 1 ICU case), and rash (n = 1 ICU case). During the study period, the drug ADR/ADE rate of ulinastatin injection was 0.98‰ (11/11,252 × 1000‰). Among the 11,252 valid patients, only 327 received ulinastatin in accordance with the drug specifications. After excluding unreasonable drug use, the calculated ADR rate was 3.06‰ (1/327 × 1000‰) (95% confidence interval: 0.0‰-17.1‰). In ICU and general ward patients, the use of other drugs combined with ulinastatin was associated with the occurrence of ADRs/ADEs (100% with ADRs/ADEs vs. 0% in controls, P < 0.001).

conclusionsThe incidence of ADRs/ADEs of ulinastatin is < 5‰. The ADRs/ADEs involved limited organs, mainly the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and blood. In most cases, the ADRs/ADEs gradually alleviated or recovered after drug withdrawal. The inappropriate/off-label use of ulinastatin should be the focus of surveillance.

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Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsChinaGlycoproteinsHumansMarketingProduct Surveillance, PostmarketingRetrospective StudiesGlycoproteinsurinastatinAdverse drug reactionPhase IV studyPost-marketing reevaluationRational drug useUlinastatin

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