Safety of calcium dobesilate in chronic venous disease, diabetic retinopathy and haemorrhoids

Drug Safety : an International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Drug Experience
Hervé AllainDanièle Bentué-Ferrer

Abstract

The aim of the present review is to consider the adverse effects and the safety profile of calcium dobesilate. Calcium dobesilate (Doxium) is a veno-tonic drug, which is widely prescribed in more than 60 countries from Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East for three main indications: chronic venous disease, diabetic retinopathy and the symptoms of haemorrhoidal attack. Data sources used for this review comprise the international literature (1970-2003), a postmarketing surveillance (PMS) report for calcium dobesilate from OM Pharma (Geneva, Switzerland) covering the period 1974-1998, and periodic safety update reports (PSUR) covering the period 1995-2003 from the French Regulatory authorities pharmacovigilance database and OM Pharma. Data from the PMS report for 1974-1998 indicated that adverse events with calcium dobesilate did not occur very frequently and had the following distribution in terms of frequency: fever (26%), gastrointestinal disorders (12.5%), skin reactions (8.2%), arthralgia (4.3%), and agranulocytosis (4.3%). No deaths were attributed to calcium dobesilate in the PMS report. Using data on product use in the Swiss Compendium we estimated the prevalence of agranulocytosis to be 0.32 cases/million treat...Continue Reading

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