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. 2013 Nov 23;17(2):173–182. doi: 10.3109/13697137.2013.834493

Table 2.

Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurring in ≥ 5% of subjects in the ospemifene 60 mg/day group. Data are given as n (%). Note: Counts include adverse events that were ongoing from the 12-week pivotal safety study

Ospemifene 60 mg/day (n = 364)* Placebo (n = 62)*
TEAE 308 (84.6) 47 (75.8)
Withdrawals due to adverse events 49 (13.5) 6 (9.7)
Serious TEAEs 18 (4.9) 4 (6.5)
Most frequent TEAEs
Urinary tract infection 61 (16.8) 15 (24.2)
Hot flush 46 (12.6) 4 (6.5)
Nasopharyngitis 36 (9.9) 4 (6.5)
Other TEAEs
Vaginal candidiasis and/or vulvovaginal mycotic infection 35 (9.6) 2 (3.2)
Headache 33 (9.1) 6 (9.7)
Muscle spasms 31 (8.5) 4 (6.5)
Back pain 24 (6.6) 2 (3.2)
Hyperhidrosis 22 (6.0) 5 (8.1)
Vaginal discharge 20 (5.5) 0 (0)
Insomnia 19 (5.2) 0 (0)
Cystitis 19 (5.2) 0 (0)

*, One subject randomized to placebo was correctly treated until week 39 when by mistake she received ospemifene 60 mg for weeks 39−52. Since placebo was the correct randomized treatment for this subject, but she also received active drug, her data are included in the placebo group for the ITT population and in the ospemifene group for the safety population. Thus, the safety population includes 62 subjects in the placebo group and 364 subjects in the ospemifene 60 mg group, while the ITT population includes 63 subjects in the placebo group and 363 subjects in the ospemifene 60 mg group