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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Neurol. 2014 May 27;13(7):676–685. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70088-2

Table 4.

Adverse Events Occurring in Greater than 5% of Study Participants

System Organ Class
Preferred Term
Davunetide
(N=156)
n (%)
Placebo
(N=156)
n (%)
Total
(N=312)
n (%)
Participants with at Least One Event 145 (92.9) 148 (94.9) 293 (93.9)
Eye disorders 30 (19.2) 20 (12.8) 50 (16.0)
Gastrointestinal disorders 37 (23.7) 48 (30.8) 85 (27.2)
 Constipation 12 (7.7) 12 (7.7) 24 (7.7)
 Dysphagia 8 (5.1) 10 (6.4) 18 (5.8)
General disorders and administration site conditions 24 (15.4) 27 (17.3) 51 (16.3)
Infections and infestations 61 (39.1) 68 (43.6) 129 (41.3)
 Urinary tract infection 18 (11.5) 31 (19.9) 49 (15.7)
 Nasopharyngitis 7 (4.5) 11 (7.1) 18 (5.8)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications 84 (53.8) 86 (55.1) 170 (54.5)
 Fall 58 (37.2) 56 (35.9) 114 (36.5)
 Skin laceration 26 (16.7) 28 (17.9) 54 (17.3)
 Contusion 6 (3.8) 16 (10.3) 22 (7.1)
Investigations 31 (19.9) 22 (14.1) 53 (17.0)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders 14 (9.0) 7 (4.5) 21 (6.7)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders 35 (22.4) 43 (27.6) 78 (25.0)
Nervous system disorders 40 (25.6) 62 (39.7) 102 (32.7)
 Dizziness 6 (3.8) 12 (7.7) 18 (5.8)
Progressive supranuclear palsy, worsening 6 (3.8) 11 (7.1) 17 (5.4)
Psychiatric disorders 31 (19.9) 47 (30.1) 78 (25.0)
 Depression 9 (5.8) 12 (7.7) 21 (6.7)
 Insomnia 6 (3.8) 11 (7.1) 17 (5.4)
Renal and urinary disorders 18 (11.5) 20 (12.8) 38 (12.2)
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders 77 (49.4) 61 (39.1) 138 (44.2)
Epistaxis 18 (11.5) 13 (8.3) 31 (9.9)
Cough 12 (7.7) 12 (7.7) 24 (7.7)
Rhinorrhea 15 (9.6) 8 (5.1) 23 (7.4)
 Nasal congestion 18 (11.5) 3 (1.9) 21 (6.7)
 Nasal mucosal disorder 9 (5.8) 8 (5.1) 17 (5.4)
 Nasal discomfort 15 (9.6) 1 (0.6) 16 (5.1)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 18 (11.5) 21 (13.5) 39 (12.5)
Vascular disorders 10 (6.4) 10 (6.4) 20 (6.4)

Adverse events leading to study medication discontinuation in greater than two individuals are shown in bold.