Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
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Venlafaxine for Management of Hot Flashes: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials in Human

Venlafaxine의 안면홍조 증상개선효과에 대한 최근 연구 고찰

  • Lee, Yu-Jeung (Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 이유정 (숙명여자대학교 임상약학대학원)
  • Received : 2010.07.02
  • Accepted : 2010.08.13
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

The results from eight randomized controlled studies demonstrate that venlafaxine is effective in the treatment of hot flashes with tolerable adverse effects. Based on the results of the above studies, venlafaxine can be recommended for the treatment of hot flashes. However, there are limitations in the above studies. The inclusion criteria of 5 studies reviewed in this paper was breast cancer patients, so it's hard to apply the results to the general population in clinical practice. Also 5 studies had less than 100 subjects included, and 18-week study was the longest one among studies reviewed in this paper. Therefore, large and long-term clinical studies with the general population should be conducted to use venlafaxine for the treatment of hot flashes in clinical practice.

안면홍조는 폐경기 초기 많은 여성들에게 나타나는 증상이다. 정확한 원인은 밝혀지지 않았지만 혈중 에스트로겐 수치가 낮아졌을 때 안면홍조 증상이 나타나기 때문에 에스트로겐을 기본으로 한 호르몬 요법이 수년간 안면홍조 증상치료의 중심이었다. 그러나 호르몬 요법이 유방암, 뇌졸중 등의 발생 위험도를 증가시킨다는 연구 결과가 발표된 이후 많은 보건의료인들은 호르몬 요법 대신 사용 가능한 다른 치료제에 관심을 보이고 있다. 본 연구는 venlafaxine의 안면홍조 증상 치료효과에 대한 최신 지견을 얻고자, 1990년부터 2010년 7월까지 MEDLINE에 등재된 논문을 Hot flashes와 Venlafaxine이라는 MeSH terms로 검색하여 추출한 자료 중에서 대조군이 사용된 무작위 배정 및 이중맹검 임상연구 사례만을 선별하여 임상적 유용성을 평가하였다. 현재 venlafaxine은 안면홍조 증상 치료제로 허가된 의약품은 아니지만 최근 여러 국가에서 시행된 연구들은 venlafaxine이 효과적인 안면홍조 증상 치료제일 수 있다는 결과를 보여주고 있다.

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