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. 1998 Jan;42(1):114–120. doi: 10.1128/aac.42.1.114

TABLE 5.

Most frequently reported drug-related treatment-emergent adverse eventsa

Adverse event No. (%) of patients
Grepafloxacin at 400 mg once daily (n = 207) Grepafloxacin at 600 mg once daily (n = 204) Ciprofloxacin at 500 mg twice daily (n = 213)
Nausea 30 (15) 45 (22%)b 27 (13%)b
Taste perversion 26 (13)c,d 54 (27%)d,e 8 (4%)c,e
Headache 16 (8) 16 (8) 23 (11)
Dizziness 17 (8) 19 (9) 12 (6)
Diarrhea 12 (6) 14 (7) 14 (7)
Vomiting 4 (2)f 18 (9)f 9 (4)
a

P values are provided only where significant differences were observed. 

b

P = 0.014. 

c

P = 0.001. 

d

P < 0.001. 

e

P < 0.001. 

f

P = 0.002.