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. 2011 Jan 25;21(4):343–351. doi: 10.1007/s10165-010-0406-3

Table 2.

Incidences of the most commonly reported adverse events, serious adverse events, important adverse drug reactions, and death

Event n (%)
Patients with at least 1 AE,a total 4336 (31.2)
 Injection site reaction 610 (4.4)
 Rash 339 (2.4)
 Abnormal hepatic function 328 (2.4)
 Nasopharyngitis 288 (2.1)
 Pyrexia 261 (1.9)
 Upper respiratory tract infection 224 (1.6)
 Pruritus 202 (1.5)
 Total pneumoniab 189 (1.0)
 Herpes zoster 115 (0.8)
 Erythema 114 (0.8)
Patients with at least 1 SAE,a total 857 (6.2)
 Total pneumoniab 116 (0.8)
 Interstitial lung disease 77 (0.6)
 Pyrexia 40 (0.3)
 Sepsis 27 (0.2)
 Herpes zoster 23 (0.2)
 Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 (0.2)
 Urinary tract infection 16 (0.1)
 Abnormal hepatic function 15 (0.1)
 Bacterial arthritis 13 (0.1)
 Bronchitis 13 (0.1)
Patients with at least 1 important ADRa 968 (7.0)c
 Total pneumoniab 174 (1.3)
 Interstitial lung disease 81 (0.6)
 Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 25 (0.2)
 Malignancy 30 (0.2)
 Tuberculosisd 12 (0.1)
 Pulmonary 10 (0.1)
 Extrapulmonary 3 (<0.1)
 Congestive heart failure 7 (0.1)
 Lupus-like syndrome 5 (<0.1)
 Demyelinating disease 0 (0)
Deaths 76 (0.6)

ADR adverse drug reaction, AE adverse event, SAE serious adverse event

aPatients who had at least 1 AE, SAE, or specifically important ADR, respectively. The 10 most frequently reported AEs, SAEs, and ADRs are listed

bTotal pneumonia = pneumonia + bacterial pneumonia + bronchopneumonia + Chlamydia pneumonia + staphylococcal pneumonia + Candida pneumonia + fungal pneumonia; 1 patient developed both pneumonia and bronchopneumonia

c609 patients who had injection site reactions were included

d1 patient had both pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis