Table 3

Most common on-treatment adverse events (occurring in 3% or more patients in any treatment group) (intent-to-treat population)

No. of patients (%)FFFP
Placebo (n=103)200 μg OD (n=99)400 μg OD (n=101)600 μg OD (n=107)800 μg OD (n=102)500 μg BD (n=110)
Patients with any on-treatment adverse event23 (22)31 (31)34 (34)37 (35)36 (35)39 (35)
Oral candidiasis*1 (<1)6 (6)6 (6)2 (2)12 (12)4 (4)
Headache10 (10)3 (3)10 (10)12 (11)10 (10)10 (9)
Nasopharyngitis4 (4)3 (3)5 (5)2 (2)7 (7)4 (4)
Dysphonia1 (<1)4 (4)5 (5)1 (<1)4 (4)2 (2)
Pharyngolaryngeal pain1 (<1)2 (2)03 (3)1 (<1)4 (4)
Upper respiratory tract infection1 (<1)2 (2)03 (3)1 (<1)3 (3)
Back pain1 (<1)1 (1)1 (<1)4 (4)2 (2)0
Influenza1 (<1)1 (1)2 (2)3 (3)00
Nausea003 (3)02 (2)0
Pain in extremity0003 (3)1 (<1)0
  • * Incidences of oral candidiasis were mutually exclusively reported as ‘oropharyngeal candidasis’, ‘oral candidiasis’ or ‘candidiasis’.

  • BD, twice daily; FF, fluticasone furoate; FP, fluticasone propionate; OD, once daily.