UNEXPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS OF THE DRUGS OF THE GROUP OF INHIBITORS OF DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is the most acute medical and social problem related to the priorities of national health systems. The dramatic and urgent problems of diabetes mellitus are determined by the high prevalence of diabetes, high mortality and early disability of patients. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Western countries is 2–5 % of the population, and in developing countries reaches 10–15 %. Inhibitors of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 are one of the classes of drugs for the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus type II. Now days the analysis of regulatory reports from developed countries show that the number of reports FDA, Health Canada on the risk of serious adverse reactions has increased. Not all detected adverse reactions are listed in the instructions for use among the possible side effects of the group of inhibitors of DPP-4. The article deals with reports of adverse reactions detected during the monitoring of databases of the Russian Federation and regulatory authorities of foreign countries. The safety research of the use of DPP-4 inhibitors is ongoing.