Safety of 3-year raloxifene treatment in Japanese postmenopausal women aged 75 years or older with osteoporosis: a postmarketing surveillance study. 2015

Yasuhiro Takeuchi, and Etsuro Hamaya, and Masanori Taketsuna, and Hideaki Sowa
1Toranomon Hospital Endocrine Center, Tokyo, Japan 2Medical Science, Medicines Development Unit Japan, Eli Lilly Japan KK, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan 3Asia Pacific Statistical Sciences, Medicines Development Unit Japan, Eli Lilly Japan KK, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

OBJECTIVE Long-term safety of medication is a concern for older persons because they may have several comorbidities that can influence drug metabolism, efficacy, and safety. In Japan, raloxifene is an effective and well-tolerated medication for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, but there is little available evidence on whether raloxifene has an acceptable safety profile in older women. The objective of this post hoc analysis was to investigate the safety of raloxifene as a long-term treatment of osteoporosis in Japanese postmenopausal women aged 75 years or older. METHODS We report a post hoc analysis of a safety dataset (6,960 participants) from a published postmarketing surveillance study (postmenopausal women treated with raloxifene 60 mg/d for ≤3 y). The safety dataset was divided into two groups: (1) women younger than 75 years at baseline (4,522 participants) and (2) women aged 75 years or older at baseline (2,438 participants). Incidence of adverse drug reactions and reactions of note in each age group were compared using Fisher's exact test. RESULTS Approximately 10% of women in each group reported at least one adverse drug reaction. This analysis did not identify any clinically important differences in the incidence or type of adverse drug reactions reported or in reactions of note between women aged 75 years or older and younger women. CONCLUSIONS There were no obvious additional safety concerns for women aged 75 years or older who were treated with raloxifene. The findings in this post hoc evaluation suggest no differences in adverse events in the age groups evaluated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007564 Japan A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo. Bonin Islands
D011358 Product Surveillance, Postmarketing Surveillance of drugs, devices, appliances, etc., for efficacy or adverse effects, after they have been released for general sale. Drug Surveillance, Postmarketing,Evaluation Studies, Postmarketing,Postmarketing Product Surveillance,Product Surveillance, Post-Marketing,Drug Surveillances, Postmarketing,Evaluation Study, Postmarketing,Post-Marketing Product Surveillance,Post-Marketing Product Surveillances,Postmarketing Drug Surveillance,Postmarketing Drug Surveillances,Postmarketing Evaluation Studies,Postmarketing Evaluation Study,Postmarketing Product Surveillances,Product Surveillance, Post Marketing,Product Surveillances, Post-Marketing,Product Surveillances, Postmarketing,Studies, Postmarketing Evaluation,Study, Postmarketing Evaluation,Surveillance, Post-Marketing Product,Surveillance, Postmarketing Drug,Surveillance, Postmarketing Product,Surveillances, Post-Marketing Product,Surveillances, Postmarketing Drug,Surveillances, Postmarketing Product
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D015663 Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including estrogen deficiency. Bone Loss, Perimenopausal,Bone Loss, Postmenopausal,Perimenopausal Bone Loss,Postmenopausal Bone Loss,Postmenopausal Osteoporosis,Osteoporosis, Post-Menopausal,Bone Losses, Perimenopausal,Bone Losses, Postmenopausal,Osteoporoses, Post-Menopausal,Osteoporoses, Postmenopausal,Osteoporosis, Post Menopausal,Perimenopausal Bone Losses,Post-Menopausal Osteoporoses,Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis,Postmenopausal Bone Losses,Postmenopausal Osteoporoses
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017698 Postmenopause The physiological period following the MENOPAUSE, the permanent cessation of the menstrual life. Post-Menopause,Post-menopausal Period,Postmenopausal Period,Period, Post-menopausal,Period, Postmenopausal,Post Menopause,Post menopausal Period,Post-Menopauses

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