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Adverse drug reactions related to amoxicillin alone and in association with clavulanic acid: data from spontaneous reporting in Italy  (2007)

Autori:
Salvo, F.; Polimeni, G.; Moretti, Ugo; Conforti, Anita; Leone, Roberto; Leoni, O.; Motola, D.; Dusi, G.; Caputi, A. P.
Titolo:
Adverse drug reactions related to amoxicillin alone and in association with clavulanic acid: data from spontaneous reporting in Italy
Anno:
2007
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
A Stampa
Referee:
Nome rivista:
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
ISSN Rivista:
0305-7453
N° Volume:
60
Numero o Fascicolo:
1
Intervallo pagine:
121-126
Parole chiave:
amoxicillin; clavulanic acid; ADR
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
OBJECTIVES: To analyse an Italian database of spontaneous reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in order to compare the safety profile of amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. METHODS: Data were retrieved from the spontaneous reports collected by six Italian regions (the GIF database) from January 1988 to June 2005. Drug utilization data were also available for the two drugs. The comparison between amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was made using the chi(2) or Student's t-test, when appropriate. Disproportionality in reporting of adverse events was assessed using reporting odds ratio methodology. RESULTS: Up to June 2005, the GIF database collected 37 906 reports, of which 1088 were related to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and 1095 to amoxicillin. The percentage of skin reactions was statistically higher for amoxicillin (82%) than for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (76%); on the contrary, the percentage of gastrointestinal, hepatic and haematological reactions was significantly higher for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (13%, 4% and 2%, respectively) than for amoxicillin (7%, 1% and 1%, respectively). Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid seems to be associated with a higher risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, purpura and hepatitis than amoxicillin alone. In particular, the reporting rate of hepatitis is on average 9-fold higher for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid than for amoxicillin. CONCLUSIONS: Analysis shows a different safety profile for the two selected drugs. The combination of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid has been increasingly used in Italy and now represents the most frequently antibiotic prescribed by Italian general practitioners. Given the documented level of inappropriate use of beta-lactams in Italy, these results should be taken into account by physicians before prescribing amoxicillin/clavulanic acid to patients.
Id prodotto:
40340
Handle IRIS:
11562/306582
depositato il:
8 aprile 2008
ultima modifica:
13 novembre 2022
Citazione bibliografica:
Salvo, F.; Polimeni, G.; Moretti, Ugo; Conforti, Anita; Leone, Roberto; Leoni, O.; Motola, D.; Dusi, G.; Caputi, A. P., Adverse drug reactions related to amoxicillin alone and in association with clavulanic acid: data from spontaneous reporting in Italy «Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy» , vol. 60 , n. 12007pp. 121-126

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