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. 2013 Apr 11;5:149–163. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S37254

Table 5.

Adverse events during the invasion phase, elimination phase, and the overall study (invasion + elimination phase)

Treatment during invasion phase
EE-drsp-levomefolate calcium EE-drsp + folic acid
Invasion phase
 AEs, % 96.5 95.3
 TEAEs, % 30.2 15.1
 SAEs, n 2 in 1 woman 2 in 2 women
Elimination phase
 AEs, % 87.5 91.5
 TEAEs, % 8.8 11.0
 SAEs, n 9 in 5 women 3 in 1 woman

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; drsp, drospirenone; EE, ethinylestradiol; SAE, serious AE; TEAE, treatment-emergent AE.