Table 2. Adverse Events.
Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | |
---|---|---|
Roflumilast foam, 0.3% (n = 154) | Vehicle foam (n = 72) | |
Any TEAE | 37 (24.0) | 13 (18.1) |
Any treatment-related TEAE | 3 (1.9) | 3 (4.2) |
Any serious AE | 0 | 0 |
Discontinued study due to AEa | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.4) |
Most common TEAEs (>1.5% in any group), preferred term | ||
Contact dermatitisb | 3 (1.9) | 2 (2.8) |
Insomnia | 3 (1.9) | 1 (1.4) |
Nasopharyngitis | 3 (1.9) | 0 |
Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.
Adverse events leading to discontinuation were application site pain, migraine, and dyspnea in the roflumilast-treated group and application site dysesthesia in the vehicle-treated group.
Contact dermatitis was reported to be unrelated to treatment in all cases, and no cases caused interruption of drug application; 2 cases were reported as “poison ivy rash” by investigators.