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. 2012 Nov 1;75(5):1231–1239. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12018

Table 3.

Number and percent of adverse events by organ system

Adverse event Placebo (n = 6) MSF 3.6 mg (n = 6) MSF 7.2 mg (n = 7) MSF 10.8 mg (n = 8)
Total number of AEs n = 53 5 (9%) 10 (19%) 10 (19%) 28 (53%)
Cardiac
Palpitations 0 1 (2%) 0 0
Gastrointestinal
Nausea 0 0 1 (2%) 5 (9%)
Diarrhoea 1 (2%) 0 1 (2%) 2 (4%)
Flatulence 0 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 0
Abdominal pain 1 (2%) 0 0 0
Vomiting 0 0 1 (2%) 0
General
Asthenia 0 0 1 (2%) 0
Hyperhydrosis 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Malaise 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Infections
Nasopharyngitis 1 (2%) 3 (6%) 0 1 (2%)
Erysipelas 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Investigations
Blood amylase increased 0 1 (2%) 0 0
Lipase increased 0 1 (2%) 0 0
Musculoskeletal
Back pain 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Pain in extremities 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Nervous system
Headache 2 (4%) 2 (4%) 3 (6%) 7 (13%)
Dizziness 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Psychiatric
Abnormal dreams 0 0 0 2 (4%)
Sleep disorder 0 1 (2%) 0 1 (2%)
Agitation 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Confusion 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Depression 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Nightmares 0 0 0 1 (2%)
Respiratory
Oropharyngeal pain 0 0 1 (2%) 0
Vascular:
Secondary hypertension 0 0 1 (2%) 0