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. 2015 Feb 4;8:53–62. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S75234

Table 3.

Summary of treatment-emergent adverse events

Opioid RM
No opioid RM
Total
Placebo
(n=183)
DPLFC 25 mg
(n=101)
Placebo
(n=17)
DPLFC 25 mg
(n=100)
Placebo
(N=200)
DPLFC 25 mg
(N=201)
Patients with ≥1 AE 102 (55.7) 41 (40.6) 5 (29.4) 26 (26.0) 107 (53.5) 67 (33.3)
Patients with ≥1 SAE 2 (1.1) 0 0 0 2 (1.0) 0
Most common AEs*, n (%)
 Nausea 44 (24.0) 21 (20.8) 1 (5.9) 5 (5.0) 45 (22.5) 26 (12.9)
 Vomiting 16 (8.7) 11 (10.9) 1 (5.9) 1 (1.0) 17 (8.5) 12 (6.0)
 Headache 15 (8.2) 10 (9.9) 1 (5.9) 3 (3.0) 16 (8.0) 13 (6.5)
 Dizziness 11 (6.0) 6 (5.9) 1 (5.9) 1 (1.0) 12 (6.0) 7 (3.5)
 Constipation 7 (3.8) 6 (5.9) 0 2 (2.0) 7 (3.5) 8 (4.0)
 Abdominal pain 2 (1.1) 4 (4.0) 1 (5.9) 5 (5.0) 3 (1.5) 9 (4.5)
 Pyrexia 8 (4.4) 0 0 0 8 (4.0) 0
 Somnolence 5 (2.7) 4 (4.0) 0 2 (2.0) 5 (2.5) 6 (3.0)
 Diarrhea 5 (2.7) 0 0 3 (3.0) 5 (2.5) 3 (1.5)
 Pruritus 5 (2.7) 1 (1.0) 0 2 (2.0) 5 (2.5) 3 (1.5)
 Hyperhidrosis 4 (2.2) 1 (1.0) 0 0 4 (2.0) 1 (0.5)
 Anxiety 4 (2.2) 1 (1.0) 0 0 4 (2.0) 1 (0.5)

Notes:

*

Occurring in ≥2% of patients.

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; SAE, serious adverse event; RM, rescue medication; DPLFC, diclofenac potassium liquid-filled capsule.