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. 2008 May 27;66(1):142–145. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2008.03176.x

Table 2.

Association of non-antidiabetic drugs with hypoglycaemia in the French pharmacovigilance database, in reports including or not including antidiabetic agents

All reports Hypoglycaemia ROR* 95% CI
Reports including ADAs 3 469 299
 ARB 275 11 0.4 0.2 0.8
 ACEI§ 336 31 1 0.7 2
 Atenolol 154 7 0.5 0.2 1
 DHP 248 12 0.5 0.3 0.9
 Frusemide 666 48 0.8 0.6 1
 Cibenzoline 13 4 5 2 16
Reports not including ADAs 171 126 508
 ARBs 2 234 10 2 0.8 3
 ACEIs§ 2 366 8 1 0.6 2
 Atenolol 1 806 12 2 1 4
 DHP 2 122 10 2 1 3
 Frusemide 7 173 45 2.2 2 3
 Cibenzoline 167 53 174 124 244
*

ROR, reporting odds ratio of association of selected drug with hypoglycaemia (see Table 2).

95% CI, lower and upper limits of 95% confidence interval for OR.

ARBs, angiotensin receptor blockers (losartan or irbesartan).

§

ACEIs, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (enalapril or captopril).

DHP, dihydropyridines (nifedipine, nicardipine, nitrendipine, nimodipine).