TABLE 18.
Adverse Events Occurring in >5% of Subjects With Primary Immunodeficiency During a Privigen® Infusion or Within 72 Hours After the End of an Infusion, Irrespective of Causality (PIDD Extension Study)
| Adverse Event* | Subjects (%) [N=55] | Infusions (%) [N=771] |
|---|---|---|
| Headache | 18 (32.7) | 56 (7.3) |
| Pain, all types† | 14 (25.5)‡ | 31 (4.0) |
| Abdominal pain§ | 3 (5.5) | 4 (0.5) |
| Chest pain | 3 (5.5) | 4 (0.5) |
| Pharyngolaryngeal pain | 3 (5.5) | 4 (0.5) |
| Nausea | 6 (10.9) | 10 (1.3) |
| Pyrexia | 4 (7.3) | 9 (1.2) |
| Chills | 3 (5.5) | 7 (0.9) |
| Influenza-like illness | 3 (5.5) | 4 (0.5) |
Note: The AE rates in this study cannot be compared directly with the rates in other IVIg studies, including the original pivotal study of Privigen®, because 1) the extension study used an enriched population, and 2) the selective use of higher infusion rates at the investigators’ discretion in a subset of subjects may have introduced bias.
Excluding infections.
Includes abdominal pain, abdominal pain upper, arthralgia, back pain, chest pain, fibromyalgia, injection-site pain, myalgia, pain, pain in extremity, painful respiration, pharyngolaryngeal pain, and toothache.
Also includes abdominal pain, upper.
Some subjects experienced more than one type of pain.
Source: Adapted from Privigen® Prescribing Information 2011.