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. 2006 Oct;22(12):1035–1044. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70319-1

TABLE 5.

Treatment-emergent adverse events (n=953)

Adverse events Events, n Patients, n (%)
Total
 Serious adverse events 0 0
 Nonserious adverse events 111 78 (8.2)
Causality in relation to ezetimibe
 Definitely not or probably not due to ezetimibe 61 53 (5.6)
 Probably or definitely due to ezetimibe 50 32 (3.4)
Severity of events associated with ezetimibe
 Mild 43 27 (2.8)
 Moderate 7 5 (0.5)
 Severe 0 0
Most frequently reported (≥0.2%)*
 Constipation 7 7 (0.7)
 Diarrhea 4 4 (0.4)
 Dizziness 6 4 (0.4)
 Flatulence 3 3 (0.3)
 Myalgia 3 3 (0.3)
 Headache 3 3 (0.3)
 Dyspepsia 2 2 (0.2)
 Nausea 2 2 (0.2)
 Fatigue 2 2 (0.2)
 Arthralgia 2 2 (0.2)
*

Only events associated with ezetimibe, as per the investigator’s assessment, are presented