Fluconazole (all routes except local only) - Cumulative dose > 150 mg

Exposed non-exposed studies (cohort)

Study Country
Study period
Population source Exposure definition Non-exposure definition Sample size Rmk
Inman (> 150mg), 1994 United Kingdom
1988 - 1989
Pregnancies identified by means of copies of prescriptions supplied to the Drug Safety Research Unit (DSRU) in confidence by the Prescription Pricing Authority. Pregnancies in which Fluconazole (two or more doses of 150 mg) was prescribed after the last monthly period (LMP). unexposed, sick
Pregnancies in which Fluconazole was prescribed before the last monthly period (LMP).
2 / 192
Molgaard-Nielsen (300 - 6000mg), 2013 Denmark
1996 - 2011
All liveborn infants who were born in Denmark during the study period. Women who fill prescriptions for oral fluconazole (>150 mg, i.e: 300 -6000 mg) during the first trimester. unexposed (general population or NOS)
Women who did not fill prescriptions for oral azole antifungal agents during the first trimester.
3270 / 968236 Oral exposure. Dose response studied. The 2 high doses (300 mg and 350-6000 mg) were pooled.
Molgaard-Nielsen (> 350-5600), 2016 Denmark
1997 - 2013
All pregnancies ending with a singleton live birth, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, and other abortive outcomes (including ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole, other abnormal products of gestation, or induced abortion) in Denmark. Exposure to oral fluconazole (350-5600 mg) during the specific time windows: gestational week 7 to 22 and week 7 to birth for spontaneous abortion and stillbirth, respectively. unexposed (general population or NOS)
Non exposure to fluconazole during the specific time windows: gestational week 7 to 22 and week 7 to birth for spontaneous abortion and stillbirth, respectively.
472 / 1400113 Use of Oral Fluconazole. Analysis of dose response: low dose (150-300 mg) vs high dose (350-5600 mg).
Pasternak (>300 mg), 2018 Sweden and Norway
2005 - 2015
All pregnancies with singleton live births and stillbirths. Oral fluconazole exposure (>300 mg) at any time during pregnancy, as defined by filled prescriptions. unexposed (general population or NOS)
No fluconazole exposure at any time during pregnancy, as defined by filled prescriptions.
4543 / 106690 Oral exposure. Dose effect analysis.

Case-control studies (cohort)

Study Country
Study period
Case Control Sample size Rmk
Berard (> 150 mg), 2019 Canada
1998 - 2015
Case of spontaneous abortion or stillbirth or major malformations. Pregnancies not ending in spontaneous abortion or stillbirth (random sampling control) or major malformations (all live-births used as controls). 29458 / 291410

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