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. 2008 Jul;1(2):16–21.

Table 1.

Treatment-related adverse events experienced by ≥2% of patients (N=277)

SYSTEM ORGAN CLASS/PREFERRED TERM MILD n (%) MODERATE n (%) SEVERE n (%) TOTAL n (%)
Patients with at least one event 142 (51.3) 126 (45.5) 54 (19.5) 245 (88.4)
Skin and appendages 87 (31.4) 101 (36.5) 53 (19.1) 241 (87.0)
Application-site reactions 4 (1.4) 9 (3.2) 3 (1.1) 16 (5.8)
  Arms (erythema) 6 (2.2) 2 (0.7) 0 8 (2.9)
  Hand (erythema) 5 (1.8) 1 (0.4) 2 (0.7) 8 (2.9)
  Face (burning) 8 (2.9) 2 (0.7) 0 10 (3.6)
  Face (burning, other) 3 (1.1) 3 (1.1) 0 6 (2.2)
  Face (dryness, erythema) 2 (0.7) 4 (1.4) 1 (0.4) 7 (2.5)
  Face (edema, dryness, pain, erythema, burning, pruritus, other) 0 1 (0.4) 5 (1.8) 6 (2.2)
  Face (erythema) 9 (3.2) 7 (2.5) 0 16 (5.8)
  Face (erythema, burning, other) 3 (1.1) 2 (0.7) 1 (0.4) 6 (2.2)
  Face (erythema, other) 5 (1.8) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4) 7 (2.5)
  Face (erythema, pruritus) 3 (1.1) 2 (0.7) 1 (0.4) 6 (2.2)
  Face (pain, erythema) 4 (1.4) 3 (1.1) 0 7 (2.5)
  Face (pain, erythema, other) 3 (1.1) 3 (1.1) 0 6 (2.2)
  Face (other) 5 (1.8) 4 (1.4) 0 9 (3.2)
Special senses 45 (16.2) 20 (7.2) 3 (1.1) 68 (24.5)
  Conjunctivitis—eye (burning) 9 (3.2) 1 (0.4) 0 10 (3.6)
  Conjunctivitis—eye (other) 5 (1.8) 2 (0.7) 0 7 (2.5)
  Conjunctivitis—eye (watering) 10 (3.6) 10 (3.6) 1 (0.4) 21 (7.6)