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. 2022 Oct 25;57(1):117–126. doi: 10.1111/apt.17248

TABLE 4.

Tofacitinib‐related adverse events.

Tofacitinib: 109 years
Mild infections 24 (22.0 per 100 patient‐years)
Flu‐like symptoms 4
Upper respiratory tract 4
Herpes simplex 3
Herpes zoster 3
Covid‐19 2
Fever of unknown origin 2
Dental 1
Ear 1
Gynaecologic 1
Lower respiratory tract 1
Skin 1
Urinary tract 1
Moderate infections 15 (13.8 per 100 patient‐years)
Urinary tract 6
Herpes zoster 4
CMV 3
Herpes simplex 3
Flu‐like symptoms 2
Fever of unknown origin 1
Gastrointestinal 1
Gynaecologic 1
Lower respiratory tract 1
Skin 1
Throat 1
Upper respiratory tract 1
Severe infections 2 (1.8 per 100 patient‐years)
Flu‐like symptoms 1
Lower respiratory tract 1
Possibly related 37 (33.9 per 100 patient‐years)
Skin 10
Headache 6
Gastrointestinal 3
Respiratory 3
Cardiac 2
Musculoskeletal 2
Glaucoma 1
Genital 1
Hepatobiliary 1
Kidney and urinary tract 1
Malaise 1
Mouth 1
Nerve system 1
Oedema 1
Psychiatric 1
Sleep disturbance 1
Vascular 1
Probably related 8 (7.3 per 100 patient‐years)
Musculoskeletal 3
Skin 3
Cardiac 1
Headache 1
Serious adverse events 10 (9.2 per 100 patient‐years)
Severe headache 2
Dizziness 1
Gastrointestinal 1
Hepatocellular hepatitis 1
Malaise 1
Musculoskeletal 1
Nausea 1
Skin 1
Throat 1

Note: Number of adverse events during treatment of ulcerative colitis patients with tofacitinib. Infections were classified as: mild infections: no antibiotics or antiviral medication; moderate infections: oral antibiotics or antiviral medication; severe infections: hospitalisation or intravenously administrated antibiotic or antiviral medication.