Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2018, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (2): 125-128.

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Comparative Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions Caused by Iodixanol and Iohexol

XU Zhi-xiang   

  1. Hangzhou Institute for Food and Drug Control, Zhejiang Hangzhou 310022, China
  • Received:2017-08-08 Revised:2018-03-28 Online:2018-02-20 Published:2018-03-28

Abstract: Objective To investigate the characteristics of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) caused by iodixanol and iohexol in order to provide reference for safe drug use in clinical practice. Methods Reports of ADR caused by iodixanol and iohexol were selected from database of Hangzhou Drug and Medical Devices Adverse Reaction Monitoring Center from January 2013 to April 2017 and divided into two groups. Patients' information, major manifestations, proportion of serious ADR, proportion of delayed ADR and latent time of ADR were compared. Statistical methods such as statistical tables, statistical graphs, chi-square test, t-test, survival analysis and Breslow test were used to deal with the data. Results A total of 228 reports were entered, including 73 cases caused by iodixanol and 155 cases caused by iohexol. Mean age of iodixanol group was older than iohexol group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference (P=0.69) in proportion of serious ADR between the two groups: 6.85% for iodixanol vs. 8.39% for iohexol. Proportion of delayed ADR of iodixanol group (69.86%) was higher than iohexol group (7.10%) (P<0.01). Average latent time of iodixanol group was longer than iohexol group (P<0.01). Conclusion Iodixanol and iohexol have some different clinical manifestations in ADR, iodixanol had higher proportion of delayed ADR and longer latent time, so maybe it's necessary to prolong medical observation time properly after administration of iodixanol.

Key words: iodixanol, iohexol, adverse drug reaction

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