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. 2007 Dec;66(12):1560–1567. doi: 10.1136/ard.2007.072157

Table 5 Theoretical framework of criteria which can be used to decide whether monitoring for specific AEs is useful.

No. needed to screen? (1/prevalence per year) Severity? (Low/moderate/high) Cost of screening? (Low/moderate/high) Feasibility of scoring? (Low/moderate/high)
Body weight 1.5 6 Low Low High
Blood pressure ? Moderate Low High
Peripheral oedema ? Low Low High
Heart failure ? High Moderate Moderate*
Dyslipidemia ? Moderate Moderate Moderate*
Blood/urine glucose 12.5 6 Moderate Moderate High
Glaucoma 18.1 84 Moderate Moderate Moderate*

*Scoring in daily practice depends on presence of accurate laboratory tests and/or eye‐pressure measurement equipment.