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. 2015 Jun 1;80(4):740–749. doi: 10.1111/bcp.12646

Table 4.

Maternal serious adverse events*

Treatment Adverse event Investigator assessment of drug relatedness Comments
Retosiban Post-partum haemorrhage No The event occurred >30 days post-discontinuation of retosiban
Retosiban Musculoskeletal pain No The event was secondary to a motor vehicle accident and occurred >26 days post-discontinuation of retosiban
Placebo Amniotic fluid volume decreased No AFI decreased to 5.8 cm 2 days after completion of placebo infusion. Event resolved as AFI subsequently increased to 6.6 cm and 7.1 cm
Placebo Hypertension No Elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 3-week post-partum visit, approximately 5 weeks after completion of placebo infusion. Admitted to hospital and blood pressure normalized with antihypertensives

AFI, amniotic fluid index.

*

A serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life threatening, results in hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, drug-induced liver injury, or any other event deemed medically important.