ATC kod: D07AC17
Det finns enstaka studier med analys av könsskillnader vad gäller effekt av flutikason kräm/salva men resultaten är motstridiga och den kliniska relevansen oklar.
Kunskapsunderlaget avseende skillnader mellan kvinnor och män är begränsat och motiverar inte olika dosering eller behandling.
No studies with a clinically relevant sex analysis regarding pharmacokinetics and dosing of fluticasone have been found.
A placebo controlled study in patients with atopic eczema (156 male, 216 female) a reduction in the risk of flare development and lengthening of the time to the first flare after application of fluticasone 0.05% cream was demonstrated and subgroup analyses showed no difference between men and women regarding the primary efficacy parameter [1].
In an another placebo controlled study (29 boys, 46 girls) assessing the efficacy and safety of fluticasone 0.005% ointment in the maintenance treatment of children with atopic dermatitis, a highly statistically significant treatment effect was observed in girls (p < 0.001) [2]. The authors suggested that compliance factors and treatment preferences (i.e. perhaps boys do not like ointment-based formulations) may have influenced the results. However, the total number of boys was small and there was an imbalance in ratio of boys/girls between treatment groups; 13 (33%): 26 (67%) in the fluticasone group and 16 (44%):20 (56%) respectively in the placebo group.
Both men and women have been included in most of the safety studies of topical fluticasone cream/ointment. However, no analysis of sex differences have been found and sex-divided data is lacking [2, 3].
Regarding teratogenic aspects, please consult Janusmed Drugs and Birth Defects (in Swedish, Janusmed fosterpåverkan).
Fler kvinnor än män hämtade ut kräm innehållande flutikason (ATC-kod D07AC17) på recept i Sverige år 2015, totalt 1 560 kvinnor och 1 288 män. Det motsvarar 0,32 respektive 0,26 personer per tusen invånare. Andelen som hämtade ut läkemedel var högst i åldersgruppen 65-69 år hos kvinnor och 70-74 år hos män. Totalt sett var kräm innehållande flutikason 1,2 gånger vanligare hos kvinnor [4].
Uppdaterat: 2020-08-28
Litteratursökningsdatum: 2016-12-13
Faktagranskat av: Mia von Euler
Godkänt av: Karin Schenck-Gustafsson