Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2017, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (11): 683-686.

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Literature Review on 163 Cases of Adverse Reactions Induced by Oxcarbazepine

CUI Hong-xia, YU Su-wen*   

  1. People's Liberation Army No.102 Hospital, Jiangsu Changzhou 213000, China
  • Received:2017-12-26 Revised:2017-12-26 Online:2017-11-20 Published:2017-12-26

Abstract: Objective Through investigating the characteristics and mechanism of adverse drug reactions(ADRs) induced by oxcarbazepine, to find its risk factors and provide technical support for safe and rational use of drugs in clinic.Methods Using "oxcarbazepine"、"adverse reaction"and "to"as key words to search and retrieve articles in the Wanfang database、 CNKI database and VIP Chinese full-text database. 29 references which met the inclusion criteria were extracted and analyzed.Results 163 cases were extracted. Adverse reactions occurred in all ages from children to the elderly. The major illness was epilepsy. ADRs occurred more frequently within 3~30d. Systems and organs mainly involved in adverse reactions were skin and its accessory system, nervous and mental system and nutritional disorders etc. Arrhythmia, rash, headache and hyponatremia are the most common reported adverse reactions.Conclusion It is important to pay attention to the adverse reactions caused by oxcarbazepine, strengthen clinical rational use of drugs, in order to ensure the safe drug use in clinic.

Key words: oxcarbazepine, adverse drug reactions, literature review

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