TABLE 9.
Incidence of adverse events and the list of top five most common adverse event incidence in each category.
| Treatment type | Adverse event | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Adverse event category | ||
| Mild | ||
| Oils | 826 (41.14) | |
| Dried flower | 268 (39.01) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 466 (48.14) | |
| All treatments | 1560 (42.59) | |
| Moderate | ||
| Oils | 898 (44.72) | |
| Dried flower | 306 (44.54) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 380 (39.26) | |
| All treatments | 1584 (43.24) | |
| Severe | ||
| Oils | 283 (14.09) | |
| Dried flower | 112 (16.30) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 122 (12.60) | |
| All treatments | 517 (14.11) | |
| Life threatening/Severe | ||
| Oils | 1 (0.05) | |
| Dried flower | 1 (0.15) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 0 (0.00) | |
| All treatments | 2 (0.05) | |
| Adverse event incidence | ||
| Oils | 2008 (313.26) | |
| Dried flower | 687 (292.34) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 968 (192.83) | |
| All treatments | 3663 (265.82) | |
| Patients with adverse events | ||
| Oils | 159 (11.54) | |
| Dried flower | 42 (3.05) | |
| Oils and dried flower | 96 (6.97) | |
| All treatments | 297 (21.55) | |
| Top five most common adverse event incidence | ||
| Oils | Dizziness | 117 (18.26) |
| Dry mouth | 121 (18.88) | |
| Lethargy | 125 (19.50) | |
| Somnolence | 131 (20.44) | |
| Fatigue | 151 (23.56) | |
| Dried flower | Headache | 38 (16.17) |
| Fatigue | 42 (17.87) | |
| Concentration impairment | 50 (21.28) | |
| Somnolence | 50 (21.28) | |
| Dry mouth | 55 (23.40) | |
| Oils and dried flower | Headache | 54 (10.76) |
| Lethargy | 62 (12.35) | |
| Somnolence | 69 (13.75) | |
| Dry mouth | 69 (13.75) | |
| Fatigue | 78 (15.50) | |
| All treatments | Headache | 205 (14.88) |
| Lethargy | 221 (16.04) | |
| Dry mouth | 246 (17.85) | |
| Somnolence | 250 (18.14) | |
| Fatigue | 271 (19.67) | |
Note: Adverse event incidence was the division of the total number of adverse events experienced by the number of patients in the corresponding treatment groups.
Abbreviation: n, number of patients.