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Research Article: Adverse drug reactions of non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs in China from 1989 to 2019: a national database analysis

Date Published: 2023-05-30

Abstract:
Objective This study aims to understand the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs included in the China Anti-hyperlipidemic Drug Database. Design An approach of Chinese national database analysis was employed to screen clinical trials involving non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs from 1989 to 2019. Setting The database was provided by the China National Medical Products Administration Information Centre. Participants In total, 117 clinical studies with 8800 patients were selected from 2650 clinical trials of the Anti-hyperlipidemic Drug Database. Interventions The non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs were divided into three groups: (1) fibrates (fenofibrate, gemfibrozil, bezafibrate, etofylline clofibrate); (2) nicotinic acid and derivatives (niacin, acipimox) and (3) others (probucol, cholestyramine). Results The results of this study show that first, gastrointestinal symptoms were the most common reactions (6.975%), which account for approximately 50% of the reported cases with ADRs. Second, cholestyramine (16.418%) and gemfibrozil (13.158%) were the most common gastrointestinal side effect-causing non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs, which account for one-third of the population. Third, niacin (7.879%) and gemfibrozil (5.000%) were the most likely cause of liver disease symptoms. Finally, niacin (10.909%) and acipimox (18.847%) were the major non-statin antihyperlipidaemic drugs with skin symptoms. Conclusion This study revealed that gastrointestinal symptoms were the most common ADRs of fibrates, probucol and cholestyramine in the Chinese population. For nicotinic acid and derivatives, the ADRs of skin symptoms were the most common in China.

Introduction:
Lipoproteins consist of esterified and unesterified cholesterol, triglycerides (TGs), phospholipids and apolipoproteins. 1 There are six major lipoproteins in blood: chylomicrons, very low-density lipoprotein, intermediate-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipoprotein(a) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). 1 Lipoproteins in plasma are responsible for energy utilisation, lipid deposition, steroid hormone production and bile acid formation through transporting lipid to tissues. 1 Dyslipidaemia, a…

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