Table 1.

Clinical adverse events occurring in >2% of patients treated with ezetimibe and at an incidence greater than placebo, regardless of causality^*

Adverse event	Placebo (n = 795)	Ezetimibe 10 mg (n = 1691)
Back pain	3.9%	4.1%
Arthralgia	3.4%	3.8%
Diarrhea	3.0%	3.7%
Sinusitis	2.8%	3.6%
Abdominal pain	2.8%	3.0%
Pharyngitis	2.1%	2.3%
Coughing	2.1%	2.3%
Viral infection	1.8%	2.2%
Fatigue	1.8%	2.2%

*Adapted from reference 3.