Deaths associated with inappropriate intravenous colchicine administration

被引:60
作者
Bonnel, RA
Villalba, ML
Karwoski, CB
Beitz, J
机构
[1] US FDA, Off Drug Safety, Ctr Drug Evaluat & Res, Rockville, MD 20857 USA
[2] US FDA, Div Antiinflammatory Analges & Ophthalm Drug Prod, Ctr Drug Evaluat & Res, Rockville, MD 20857 USA
关键词
intravenous; colchicine; gout;
D O I
10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00430-4
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Intravenous (IV) colchicine is occasionally prescribed for the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently received a report of death in a patient that was associated with inappropriate IV dosing of colchicine. This report prompted further investigation of other deaths associated with IV colchicine use in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) and the medical literature. A total of 20 deaths were identified. Eight patients were females, I I were males, and the gender was unknown in 1. In all cases, the recommended maximum cumulative dose of 2 to 4 mg during a course of therapy was exceeded. Dose reductions are recommended in patients with renal or hepatic disease and in the elderly. All reported adverse events were associated with colchicine toxicity, including thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. Death occurred within I to 40 days after drug administration. Therapeutic guidelines exist for use of IV colchicine and these guidelines should be followed to prevent serious toxicities and death. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:385 / 387
页数:3
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