Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) updated on 07-01-2025

Ear, face and neck anomalies

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type  Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S15171
R62281
Benevent - SNRI, 2023 Ear, face and neck anomalies 1st trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No Monotherapy: SNRI only 2.45 [0.15;39.56] C 0/314   95/146,855 95 314
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S11684
R42943
Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2021 Ear, face and neck malformations 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) excluded Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: no or not specified 1.62 [0.62;4.24]
excluded (control group)
6/1,438   15/5,751 21 1,438
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S11685
R42959
Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 Ear, face and neck malformations 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: no or not specified Unexposed sick: intermediate history of illness/treatment (3-12 months before pregnancy) 6.00 [0.72;49.84] 6/1,434   -/1,435 - 1,434
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Total 2 studies 4.32 [0.80;23.30] 95 1,748
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF Benevent - SNRI, 2023Benevent - SNRI, 2023 2.45[0.15; 39.56]9531437%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine, 2021 1 6.00[0.72; 49.84]-1,43463%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: low Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 4.32[0.80; 23.30]951,7480.920.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 4.32[0.80; 23.30]951,7480%NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 2.45[0.15; 39.56]95314 -NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 6.00[0.72; 49.92]-1,434 -NAAnkarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 2.45[0.15; 39.56]95314 -NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 1   - Yes  - Yes 6.00[0.72; 49.92]-1,434 -NAAnkarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 1 Monotherapy   - no or not specified  - no or not specified 6.00[0.72; 49.92]-1,434 -NAAnkarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 1   - SNRI only  - SNRI only 2.45[0.15; 39.56]95314 -NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 1 Unexposed sick   - intermediate history of illness/tre ...  - intermediate history of illness/treatment (3-12 months before pregnancy) 6.00[0.72; 49.92]-1,434 -NAAnkarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 1 All studiesAll studies 4.32[0.80; 23.30]951,7480%NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 20.520.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

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Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

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p values plot

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Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 11684

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.69[0.68; 4.20]1161,7520%NABenevent - SNRI, 2023 Ankarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2021 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 6.00[0.72; 49.92]-1,434 -NAAnkarfeldt a - Duloxetine (Controls unexposed, sick), 2021 10.510.01.0