Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in pregnancy: new insight from VigiBase®

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We aimed to perform an analysis of individual case safety reports retrieved after the Standardized MedDRA Query “Pregnancy and neonatal topics” for which Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) were claimed as suspected/interacting drugs. Additionally, to investigate if exists a disproportion of cases reporting “Pregnancy and neonatal topics” adverse events rather than other adverse events for DOACs in comparison with all other drugs registered in VigiBase or warfarin. VigiBase, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s global database of individual case safety reports was used as data source. Forty-two cases of abortion were detected of which 18 (42.8%) had alternative causes for its occurrence. Fourteen cases reported congenital anomaly (8 cases) or low birth weight baby/fetal growth restriction (6 cases) of which 62.5% and 33.3% had at least one confounder, respectively. In the disproportionality analyses, a potential safety signal for spontaneous abortion emerged for rivaroxaban (Reporting Odds Ratio, ROR 2.70; 95% CI 1.79–4.07) and apixaban (ROR 6.76; 95% CI 2.99–15.25). However, when the same analyses were performed using only cases without alternative causes, no statistically significant associations for rivaroxaban when compared to all other drugs (ROR 1.05; 95% CI 0.54–2.02) or warfarin (ROR 0.79; 95% CI 0.47–1.32) were found. For apixaban, we found a statistically significant ROR for induced abortion when compared to all other drugs or warfarin. For the majority of cases claiming DOACs-induced teratogenic effects, spontaneous or induced abortion there was at least one alternative cause explaining the occurrence of the adverse events. For rivaroxaban, when cases without confounders were considered, no safety signals emerged. However, for apixaban, we found a potential safety signal suggesting an increased probability of reporting spontaneous/induced abortion rather than other events when compared to all other drugs or warfarin.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer7236
TidsskriftScientific Reports
Vol/bind9
Udgave nummer1
Antal sider8
ISSN2045-2322
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2019

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