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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Thorax. 2011 Aug 8;67(1):12–18. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200393

Table 2.

Frequency of occurrence of adverse events occurring in more than one subject in any VX-809 treatment group (listed alphabetically by MedRA term)

Adverse event, n (%) Placebo
(n=17)
VX-809 25 mg
(n=18)
VX-809 50 mg
(n=18)
VX-809 100 mg
(n=17)
VX-809 200 mg
(n=19)
Total
(n=45)
Cough 7 (41.2) 10 (55.6) 6 (33.3) 7 (41.2) 10 (52.6) 40 (88.9)
Headache 3 (17.6) 4 (22.2) 5 (27.8) 2 (11.8) 5 (26.3) 19 (42.2)
Rales 1 (5.9) 6 (33.3) 2 (11.1) 3 (17.6) 3 (15.8) 15 (33.3)
Productive cough 3 (17.6) 2 (11.1) 0 4 (23.5) 6 (31.6) 15 (17.8)
Dyspnoea 1 (5.9) 5 (27.8) 3 (16.7) 2 (11.8) 4 (21.1) 15 (33.3)
Pulmonary exacerbation* 2 (11.8) 4 (22.2) 2 (11.1) 2 (11.8) 4 (21.1) 14 (31.1)
Fatigue 2 (11.8) 3 (16.7) 3 (16.7) 2 (11.8) 3 (15.8) 13 (28.9)
Fever 2 (11.8) 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6) 1 (5.9) 5 (26.3) 11 (24.4)
Nasal congestion 3 (17.6) 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6) 2 (11.8) 2 (10.5) 10 (22.2)
Wheezing 3 (17.6) 1 (5.6) 4 (22.2) 1 (5.9) 0 9 (20)
Diarrhoea 3 (17.6) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 2 (11.8) 0 9 (20)
Oropharyngeal pain 3 (17.6) 0 3 (16.7) 0 2 (10.5) 8 (17.8)
Upper respiratory tract infection 1 (5.9) 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6) 3 (17.6) 0 7 (15.6)
Sinus congestion 2 (11.8) 1 (5.6) 2 (11.1) 0 1 (5.3) 6 (13.3)
Respiration abnormal 0 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 0 4 (21.1) 6 (13.3)
Haemoptysis 2 (11.8) 1 (5.6) 1 (5.6) 0 2 (10.5) 6 (13.3)
Constipation 0 2 (11.1) 2 (11.1) 1 (5.9) 1 (5.3) 6 (13.3)
Abdominal pain 1 (5.9) 3 (16.7) 1 (5.6) 0 1 (5.3) 6 (13.3)
Myalgia 1 (5.9) 0 3 (16.7) 0 1 (5.3) 5 (11.1)
Post-tussive vomiting 0 0 2 (11.1) 1 (5.9) 1 (5.3) 4 (8.9)
Nausea 0 3 (16.7) 0 0 1 (5.3) 4 (8.9)
Nasopharyngitis 0 1 (5.6) 0 1 (5.9) 2 (10.5) 4 (8.9)
Dizziness 0 1 (5.6) 0 2 (11.8) 1 (5.3) 4 (8.9)
Back pain 0 2 (11.1) 1 (5.6) 0 1 (5.3) 4 (8.9)
Abdominal pain upper 1 (5.9) 0 0 1 (5.9) 2 (10.5) 4 (8.9)
Sputum abnormal 0 2 (11.1) 0 0 1 (5.3) 3 (6.7)
Epistaxis 1 (5.9) 0 0 0 2 (10.5) 3 (6.7)
C-reactive protein increased 0 1 (5.6) 0 2 (11.8) 0 3 (6.7)
Paranasal sinus hypersecretion 0 2 (11.1) 0 0 0 2 (4.4)
Lung hyperinflation 0 0 0 2 (11.8) 0 2 (4.4)
*

Physician-reported pulmonary exacerbation; coded as cystic fibrosis lung according to MedRA term.