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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr 26;106(8):1527–1543. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.129

Table 6.

ADVERSE EVENTS

N (%) Total = 63
EVENT ALL SUBJECTS PLACEBO (32) CALCITONIN (31) p
CLINICAL
All effects 14 (22.2%) 5 (15.6%) 9 (29%) 0.20
Epistaxis 5 (7.9%) 3 (9.4%) 2 (6.5%) 0.67
Irritation of the upper respiratory tract 4 (6.3%) 2 (6.3%) 2 (6.5%) 0.97
Rhinitis 4 (6.3%) 1 (3.1%) 3 (9.7%) 0.29
Nasal mucosa wound 2 (3.2%) 1 (3.1%) 1 (3.2%) 0.98
Headache 2 (3.2%) 2 (6.3%) 0 (0%) 0.16
Allergic reaction 2 (3.2%) 1 (3.1%) 1 (3.2%) 0.98
Decreased appetite 2 (3.2%) 1 (3.1%) 1 (3.2%) 0.98
Back pain 2 (3.2%) 2 (6.3%) 0 (0%) 0.16
Fatigue 2 (3.2%) 1 (3.1%) 1 (3.2%) 0.98
Infection of nasal tissue 1 (1.6%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.2%) 0.31
Seizure 1 (1.6%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.2%) 0.31
Eye irritation 1 (1.6%) 1 (3.1%) 0 (0%) 0.32
Nausea 1 (1.6%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.2%) 0.31
Abdominal pain 1 (1.6%) 0 (0%) 1 (3.2%) 0.31
Arthralgia 1 (1.6%) 1 (3.1%) 0 (0%) 0.32
LABORATORY
Elevated PTH (serum PTH > 65….) 8 (16%) 3 (12.5%) 5 (19.2%) 0.52
Hypocalcemia (serum Ca < 8….) 1 (1.6%) 1 (3.1%) 0 (0%) 0.32