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. 2008 Dec 15;27(7):1047–1053. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.1783

Table 6.

Adverse Events Reported in More Than 3% of Patients From Baseline to 1 Year

Adverse Event Risedronate (n = 106)
Placebo (n = 106)
P
Grade 1/2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 1/2
Grade 3
Grade 4
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Arthralgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 .045
Chest pain 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 .045
Constipation 52 49 1 1 0 0 61 58 0 0 0 0 .19
Headache 40 37 2 2 1 1 48 45 3 3 0 0 .21
Irregular menses 0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 .32
Neutropenia 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 .37
Leukopenia 0 0 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 .39
Dyspnea 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 .41
Lymphopenia 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 .47
Nausea 2 2 3 3 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 .47
Infection 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 .57
Flatulence 46 43 0 0 0 0 31 29 13 12 0 0 .61
Abdominal pain 31 29 2 2 0 0 27 26 3 3 0 0 .62
Anemia 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 .70
Dyspepsia 5 5 2 2 0 0 6 6 2 2 0 0 .80
Diarrhea 29 28 1 1 0 0 28 27 1 1 0 0 .89
Fatigue 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 .98