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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 4.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2011 Nov 15;379(9810):39–46. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61226-9

Table 2.

Subject Incidence of Adverse Events

Placebo
N = 705
Denosumab
N = 720
Any adverse event, n (%) 655 (93) 676 (94)
Most common adverse events, n (%)
 Back pain 156 (22) 168 (23)
 Constipation 119 (17) 127 (18)
 Arthralgia 112 (16) 123 (17)
 Diarrhea 102 (14) 111 (15)
 Urinary tract infection 96 (14) 108 (15)
Serious adverse events, n (%) 323 (46) 329 (46)
Most common serious adverse events, n (%)
 Urinary retention 31 (4) 54 (8)
 Hematuria 24 (3) 35 (5)
 Prostate cancer 21 (3) 15 (2)
 Anemia 12 (2) 22 (5)
 Urinary tract infection 14 (2) 15 (2)
Grade 3, 4, or 5 adverse events, n (%) 353 (50) 381 (53)
Adjudicated positive osteonecrosis of the jaw 0 33 (5)
Hypocalcemia 2 (<1) 12 (2)