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Dysphagia Risk in Patients Prescribed Rivastigmine: A Systematic Analysis of FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
- Source :
- Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 89:721-731
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- IOS Press, 2022.
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Abstract
- Background: Dysphagia has been reported as an adverse event for patients receiving rivastigmine for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) treatment. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between dysphagia and the usage of rivastigmine by using the pharmacovigilance data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Methods: The risk of dysphagia in patients who took rivastigmine was compared with those of patients who took other medications. In addition, this study sought to determine if the dysphagia risk was influenced by sex, age, dosage, and medication routes of administration. Results: When compared to patients prescribed donepezil, galantamine, or memantine, individuals prescribed rivastigmine were almost twice as likely to report dysphagia as an adverse event. The dysphagia risk in individuals prescribed rivastigmine is comparable to individuals prescribed penicillamine but significantly higher than clozapine, drugs of which have been previously shown to be associated with elevated dysphagia likelihood. Individuals older than 80 were 122% more likely to report having dysphagia after being prescribed rivastigmine than patients that were 50–70 years of age. Oral administration of rivastigmine was associated with approximately 2 times greater likelihood of reporting dysphagia relative to users of the transdermal patch. In addition, dysphagia showed higher association with pneumonia than other commonly reported adverse events. Conclusion: Patients prescribed rivastigmine were at greater risk of reporting dysphagia as an adverse event than patients prescribed many other medicines. This increase in dysphagia occurrence may be attributed to the dual inhibition of both acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.
- Subjects :
- Risk Management
Galantamine
United States Food and Drug Administration
General Neuroscience
Penicillamine
Rivastigmine
General Medicine
United States
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Alzheimer Disease
Memantine
Butyrylcholinesterase
Acetylcholinesterase
Humans
Donepezil
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Deglutition Disorders
Clozapine
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18758908 and 13872877
- Volume :
- 89
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2ded461d0b59d7ea6c576abc2040c0af
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-220583