Table 2

Adverse events (AE) occurring in ≥8% in Arikace-treated patients compared with placebo (European and US trials combined)

Arikace 70 mg (n=7) (%)Arikace 140 mg (n=5) (%)Arikace 280 mg (n=21) (%)Arikace 560 mg (n=36) (%)Placebo (n=36) (%)
Patients with at least one AE7 (100)4 (80)13 (61.9)20 (55.6)22 (61.1)
Nausea2 (29)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)1 (3)
Chills0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)2 (6)1 (3)
Fatigue2 (29)1 (20)0 (0)2 (6)1 (3)
Vessel puncture site haematoma1 (14)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)
Pyrexia0 (0)1 (20)1 (5)3 (8)3 (8)
Sinusitis0 (0)0 (0)2 (10)2 (6)3 (8)
Creatinine renal clearance0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)
Hyperglycaemia0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)
Arthralgia0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)1 (3)
Headache0 (0)0 (0)2 (10)2 (6)3 (8)
Cough1 (14)0 (0)2 (10)6 (17)4 (11)
Dyspnoea0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)1 (3)2 (6)
Dysphonia0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)0 (0)
Haemoptysis2 (29)1 (20)2 (10)1 (3)3 (8)
Lung disorder (pulmonary exacerbations)2 (29)1 (20)1 (5)9 (25)6 (17)
Pharyngo-laryngeal pain1 (14)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)1 (3)
Productive cough2 (29)1(20)3 (14)3 (8)5 (14)
Pulmonary congestion1 (14)0 (0)0 (0)1 (3)1 (3)
Rales0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)3 (8)0 (0)
Rhinitis allergic0 (0)0 (0)2 (10)0 (0)0 (0)
Rhinorrhoea0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)3 (8)
Rhonchi0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)0 (0)
Sinus disorder/congestion0 (0)1 (20)0 (0)1 (3)4 (11)
Throat tightness0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)0 (0)
Wheezing2 (29)0 (0)0 (0)3 (8)1 (3)