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Liu Y, Li H, Huang L, Wan C, Wang H, Jiao X, Zeng L, Jia Z, Cheng G, Zhang L, Zhang W, Zhang L. Liver injury in children: signal analysis of suspected drugs based on the food and drug administration adverse event reporting system. BMC Pediatr 2023; 23:492. [PMID: 37770847 PMCID: PMC10537493 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04097-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Evidence of drug-induced liver injury is abundant in adults but is lacking in children. Our aim was to identify suspected drug signals associated with pediatric liver injury. METHODS Hepatic adverse events (HAEs) among children reported in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System were analyzed. A descriptive analysis was performed to summarize pediatric HAEs, and a disproportionality analysis was conducted by evaluating reporting odds ratios (RORs) and proportional reporting ratios to detect suspected drugs. RESULTS Here, 14,143 pediatric cases were reported, specifically 49.6% in males, 45.1% in females, and 5.2% unknown. Most patients (68.8%) were 6-18 years old. Hospitalization ranked first among definite outcomes (7,207 cases, 37.2%). In total, 264 disproportionate drug signals were identified. The top 10 drugs by the number of reports were paracetamol (1,365; ROR, 3.6; 95% confidence interval (CI), 3.4-3.8), methotrexate (878; ROR, 2.5; 95% CI, 2.3-2.7), vincristine (649; ROR, 3.0; 95% CI, 2.8-3.3), valproic acid (511; ROR, 3.2; 95% CI, 2.9-3.6), cyclophosphamide (490; ROR, 2.4; 95% CI, 2.2-2.6), tacrolimus (427; ROR, 2.4; 95% CI, 2.2-2.7), prednisone (416; ROR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.9-2.3), prednisolone (401; ROR, 2.3; 95% CI, 2.1-2.5), etoposide (378; ROR, 2.3; 95% CI, 2.1-2.6), and cytarabine (344; ROR, 2.8; 95% CI, 2.5-3.2). After excluding validated hepatotoxic drugs, six were newly detected, specifically acetylcysteine, thiopental, temazepam, nefopam, primaquine, and pyrimethamine. CONCLUSIONS The hepatotoxic risk associated with 264 signals needs to be noted in practice. The causality of hepatotoxicity and mechanism among new signals should be verified with preclinical and clinical studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Liu
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Liang Huang
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Xuefeng Jiao
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Linan Zeng
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Zhijun Jia
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Guo Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
| | - Wei Zhang
- West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
- Medical Big Data Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
| | - Lingli Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
- Evidence-Based Pharmacy Center, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation, Chengdu, 610041, China.
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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