Study | Country Study period |
Population source | Exposure definition | Non-exposure definition | Sample size | Rmk |
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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. |
Study | Country Study period |
Case | Control | Sample size | Rmk |
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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 |