title: Incidence of acute pancreatitis and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors usage.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a well-known adverse effect of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Therefore, we performed a prospective, cohort study to examine the incidence rates (IRs) and rate ratios (RRs) of AP for each NRTI. A total of 116 HIV patients were included in the final analysis comprising 445.6 person-years of follow-up. Twelve cases of AP were recorded. The lowest IR for AP was for didanosine (ddI) (IR=0.03 per 100 person-years, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.01-0.05), and the highest for ddI + stavudine (d4T) (IR = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.07-012). Compared with ddI alone, the RR of AP was 2.21 (95% CI = 1.32-9.31) for d4T, and 3.13 (95% CI = 1.43-12.56) for ddI + d4T. Other risk factors for AP were CD4 cell count <200 cells/mm(3) and female sex. Our results suggest that the use of d4T alone or combined with ddI should not be used as first-line therapy, especially in women or patients with CD4-cell count <200 cells/mm(3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, 1/III, PO Box 840, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. gozza@beotel.yu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dragovic
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milic
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jevtovic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016049:Didanosine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018119:Stavudine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D018119:Stavudine; D016049:Didanosine