Rash in multicenter trials of lamotrigine in mood disorders: clinical relevance and management.
Rash in multicenter trials of lamotrigine in mood disorders: clinical relevance and management.
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拉莫三嗪治疗情绪障碍的多中心试验中的皮疹:临床相关性和管理。
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
V. Kusumakar
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作者:
J. Calabrese;J. Sullivan;C. Bowden;T. Suppes;J. Goldberg;G. Sachs;M. Shelton;F. Goodwin;M. Frye;V. Kusumakar
BACKGROUND
The rate of lamotrigine-associated rash in patients with mood disorders has not been well characterized. The objective of this report was to determine rash rates in clinical trials of lamotrigine in DSM-IV unipolar depression or bipolar disorder.
METHOD
A retrospective analysis was conducted of rates of lamotrigine-related rash in 12 multicenter studies, including 1 open study, 7 randomized controlled acute trials, and 4 randomized controlled maintenance trials from 1996 to 2001.
RESULTS
A total of 1955 patients were treated with lamotrigine in open-label settings (open-label phases preceding or following randomization and 1 stand-alone open-label study); 1198 patients received lamotrigine in controlled settings, and 1056 patients received placebo. In controlled settings, rates of benign rash were 8.3% and 6.4% in lamotrigine- and placebo-treated patients, respectively. Rates of serious rash were 0% with lamotrigine, 0.1% (N = 1) with placebo, and 0% with comparators. In the open-label setting, the overall rate of rash for lamotrigine was 13.1% (N = 257) and of serious rash, 0.1% (N = 2). One mild case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome not requiring hospitalization occurred in a patient treated with lamotrigine. There were no cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis in any setting.
CONCLUSION
Serious drug eruptions associated with lamotrigine were rare. Although rash is a potentially life-threatening reaction, the risk of serious rash due to lamotrigine should be weighed against more common risks associated with untreated or undertreated bipolar depression.