Rapid review of suspected adverse drug events due to remdesivir in the WHO database; findings and implications

J Charan, RJ Kaur, P Bhardwaj, M Haque… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Remdesivir has shown promise in the management of patients with COVID-19
although recent studies have shown concerns with its effectiveness in practice. Despite this …

Long-term treatment with clozapine and other antipsychotic drugs and the risk of haematological malignancies in people with schizophrenia: a nationwide case …

J Tiihonen, A Tanskanen, JS Bell, JL Dawson… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Clozapine is the most efficacious treatment for schizophrenia and is associated
with lower overall mortality than are other antipsychotic drugs, despite the risk of …

Safety of antipsychotic drugs: a systematic review of disproportionality analysis studies

D Cepaityte, S Siafis, G Papazisis - Behavioural Brain Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Antipsychotic drugs are commonly prescribed, mainly for the treatment of schizophrenia and
other psychotic disorders. Disproportionality analysis of pharmacovigilance data from …

Association between disease-modifying therapies prescribed to persons with multiple sclerosis and cancer: a WHO pharmacovigilance database analysis

C Dolladille, B Chrétien, L Peyro-Saint-Paul… - …, 2021 - Springer
The risk of cancer associated with persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) prescribed with
disease modifying therapies (DMTs) is not well established. This observational, cross …

Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase-Mediated N-Demethylation of Quetiapine Leads to N-Desalkylquetiapine, a Pharmacologically Active Cytochrome P450 Metabolite

MH Rashid, D Babu, N Tran, B Reiz… - Chemical Research in …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The atypical antipsychotic drugs, quetiapine and clozapine, are associated with idiosyncratic
drug reactions (such as agranulocytosis or neutropenia) that are thought to involve reactive …

Disproportionality analysis in VigiBase as a drug repositioning method for the discovery of potentially useful drugs in Alzheimer's disease

B Chrétien, JP Jourdan, A Davis… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Drug repositioning aims to propose new indications for marketed drugs. Although
several methods exist, the utility of pharmacovigilance databases for this purpose is unclear …

Rare but elevated incidence of hematological malignancy after clozapine use in schizophrenia: A population cohort study

Y Hu, L Gao, L Zhou, W Liu, C Wei, B Liu, Q Sun… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Clozapine is widely regarded as a highly efficacious psychotropic drug that is
largely underused worldwide. Recent disproportionality analyses and nationwide case …

Rhabdomyolysis with Co-Administration of Statins and Antiplatelet Therapies—Analysis of the WHO Pharmacovigilance Database

V Roule, J Alexandre, A Lemaitre, B Chrétien… - … Drugs and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Purpose While statins and antiplatelet therapies are largely prescribed together worldwide,
limited information is available on the safety of their association regarding rhabdomyolysis …

Small-interfering RNA targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 might promote fatty liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma through upregulation of …

FS Fan - Tumor Biology, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) binds to low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
receptor and fatty acid translocase CD36, inducing lysosomal degradation of these two …

Association between road traffic accidents and drugs belonging to the antiseizure medications class: A pharmacovigilance analysis in VigiBase

B Chrétien, S Nguyen, C Dolladille… - British journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Due to their central mechanism of action, antiseizure medications (ASMs) could lead to
adverse effects likely to impair driving skills. Their extended use to neuropsychiatric …