title: Hypoglycemia in patients treated with linezolid.
abstract: Hypoglycemia was not previously known to be a linezolid-associated adverse reaction. A case report describing symptomatic hypoglycemia in a linezolid recipient prompted a review of the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System, which demonstrated a relationship between linezolid and hypoglycemia. A warning with this information was added to the linezolid package insert.
authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors: Prabha
authors: P
authors: Viswanathan
authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors: Dmitri
authors: D
authors: Iarikov
authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors: Ronald
authors: R
authors: Wassel
authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors: Alma
authors: A
authors: Davidson
authors: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors: Sumathi
authors: S
authors: Nambiar
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid
keywords: adverse reactions; hypoglycemia; linezolid