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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jan 19;(1):CD005431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005431.pub2

Table 7.

Risk of non-ocular adverse effects

Study ID Comparison Type of complication Results
Aminocaproic acid
Kraft 1987 Oral aminocaproic acid versus placebo Nausea Drug group: 8 of 24; Placebo group 1 of 25
Kutner 1987 Oral aminocaproic acid versus placebo Nausea or vomiting Drug group: 6 of 21; Placebo group: 0 of 13
Light headedness Drug group: 7 of 21; Placebo group: 1 of 13
Systemic hypotension Drug group: 4 of 21; Placebo group: 1 of 13
Total complications Drug group: 10 of 21; Placebo group: 1 of 13
McGetrick 1983 Oral aminocaproic acid versus placebo Nausea or vomiting Drug group: 6 of 28; Placebo group: 0 of 20
Diarrhea Drug group: 2 of 28; Placebo group: 0 of 20
Muscle cramps Drug group: 1 of 28; Placebo group: 0 of 20
Pieramici 2003 Topical aminocaproic acid versus placebo Systemic hypotension Drug group: 3 of 24; Placebo group: 3 of 27
Crouch 1997 Oral versus topical aminocaproic acid Dizziness, nausea, vomiting Oral group: 5 of 29; Topical group: 1 of 35
Palmer 1986 Low dose versus standard dose oral aminocaproic acid Nausea or vomiting Low dose group: 5 of 25; Standard dose group: 9 of 33
Dizziness and hypotension Low dose group: 0 of 25; Standard dose group: 5 of 33
Syncope Low dose group: 0 of 25; Standard dose group: 2 of 33
Diarrhea Low dose group: 1 of 25; Standard dose group: 0 of 33
Rash or pruritis Low dose group: 1 of 25; Standard dose group: 2 of 33
Hot flashes Low dose group: 1 of 25; Standard dose group: 0 of 33
Dry mouth or nose Low dose group: 1 of 25; Standard dose group: 0 of 33
Farber 1991 Oral aminocaproic acid versus oral prednisone Any adverse event Aminocaproic acid group: 0 of 56; Prednisone group; 0 of 56
Tranexamic acid
Welsh 1983 Tranexamic acid versus placebo Nausea Drug group: 1 of 19; Placebo group: 0 of 20
Rahmani 1999 Tranexamic acid versus placebo Nausea Drug group: 0 of 80; Placebo group: 0 of 80
Aminomethylbenzoic acid
Liu 2002 Oral aminomethylbenzoic acid versus placebo Nausea and vomiting Drug group: 7 of 60; Placebo group: NR

NR: Not reported