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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2007 Nov 17;33(5):651–667. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.11.011

Table 3.

Patient percentages reporting frequent adverse events during treatment (frequent adverse events are those reported in 10% or more of patients).

Adverse event DISULF N=53 NTX N=52 DISULF+NTX N=49 PLAC N=54
Headache 68% 63% 73% 54%
Drowsiness 42% 40% 49% 28%
Anxiety/irritability 55% 46% 61% 52%
Nausea** 42% 38% 57% 26%
Upper respiratory tract infection 45% 38% 43% 50%
Decreased sexual desire 32% 29% 33% 28%
Increased sexual desire* 11% 19% 33% 28%
Vomiting 17% 23% 29% 19%
Skin rash 15% 8% 10% 9%
Difficulty achieving orgasm 17% 13% 14% 9%
Toothache 15% 21% 10% 11%
Diarrhea 13% 8% 8% 12%

DISULF = disulfiram; NTX = naltrexone; PLAC = placebo

*

p = 0.05;

**

p = 0.01