Affiliation:
1. Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products
2. N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Abstract
Aztreonam is the only approved monocyclic β-lactam antibiotic for human use that is active against Gram-negative aerobes, primarily Pseudomonas аeruginosa. Aztreonam has been used for more than 35 years, and aztreonam lysine has been on the market for 15 years. Although the medicinal products show clinical and microbiological efficacy in severe infections and are significant for cystic fibrosis patients, little information is published on their safety. In the meantime, new data have accumulated.The aim of the study was to analyse the data on adverse reactions in patients of different age groups receiving aztreonam, collected in the safety monitoring databases VigiBase and Pharmacovigilance.Materials and methods: the data on adverse reactions associated with aztreonam, in any dosage form, from the individual case reports submitted to VigiBase (the database of the Uppsala Monitoring Centre) before 15.09.2021 and to Pharmacovigilance (the database for spontaneous reports in the Automated Information System of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare of the Russian Federation) before 05.10.2021.Results: the analysis of adverse reactions during the use of aztreonam for approved indications showed differences in frequency, types and severity of the adverse reactions amongst the age groups. The most common adverse reaction with aztreonam was cystic fibrosis referred to in 1828 reports (12.0%). It was recorded more often in patients aged 18–44 years (39.2%).Conclusions: the data obtained allowed the authors to identify a new safety signal for aztreonam, namely an increased risk of inefficacy or insufficient efficacy in cystic fibrosis considered an adverse reaction in the individual reports from the databases of spontaneous reports. Confirmation of the signal requires further monitoring.
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