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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Oct 20;46(3):230–238. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21356

TABLE 3.

Most common adverse events (≥5% in any group) occurring in Cycle 1 and in any cycle* (all treated patients)

n (%) Cycle 1 Any cycle
Tobramycin inhalation powder (n = 46) Placebo (n = 49) Tobramycin inhalation powder group [Tobramycin inhalation powder for 3 cycles (n = 46)] Placebo group [Tobramycin inhalation powder inhalation powder for 2 cycles# (n = 41)]
Any adverse event 23 (50.0) 37 (75.5) 34 (73.9) 30 (73.2)
Cough 6 (13.0) 13 (26.5) 12 (26.1) 10 (24.4)
Lung disorder 5 (10.9) 6 (12.2) 10 (21.7) 5 (12.2)
Pharyngolaryngeal pain 5 (10.9) 0 (0) 8 (17.4) 0 (0)
Pyrexia 3 (6.5) 2 (4.1) 6 (13.0) 5 (12.2)
Dysgeusia 3 (6.5) 1 (2.0) 4 (8.7) 4 (9.8)
Upper respiratory tract infection 2 (4.3) 2 (4.1) 4 (8.7) 4 (9.8)
Dysphonia 2 (4.3) 0 (0) 3 (6.5) 4 (9.8)
Rhinitis 2 (4.3) 2 (4.1) 3 (6.5) 1 (2.4)
Productive cough 1 (2.2) 4 (8.2) 2 (4.3) 5 (12.2)
Nasopharyngitis 1 (2.2) 3 (6.1) 2 (4.3) 2 (4.9)
Nasal congestion 1 (2.2) 1 (2.0) 4 (8.7) 2 (4.9)
Abdominal pain 1 (2.2) 1 (2.0) 3 (6.5) 3 (7.3)
Hemoptysis 1 (2.2) 1 (2.0) 3 (6.5) 1 (2.4)
Aspartate aminotransferase increased 1 (2.2) 0 (0) 3 (6.5) 0 (0)
Headache 0 (0) 3 (6.1) 2 (4.3) 2 (4.9)
*

Each cycle included 28 days on and 28 days off treatment;

#

Adverse events occurring in Cycles 2 and 3 in the placebo group;

Lung disorders were generally reported by the investigator as a pulmonary or cystic fibrosis exacerbation