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. 2015 Nov 3;32(11):1085–1103. doi: 10.1007/s12325-015-0255-8

Table 2.

Treatment-emergent AEs

Dose Total SBP DBP LDL-C
<130 mmHg ≥130 mmHg <80 mmHg ≥80 mmHg <120 mg/dL ≥120 mg/dL
100 mg Numbers of patients 584 295 289 334 250 296 288
Patients with ≥1 AE 478 (81.8) 246 (83.4) 232 (80.3) 274 (82.0) 204 (81.6) 244 (82.4) 234 (81.3)
Patients with ≥1 SAE 30 (5.1) 14 (4.7) 16 (5.5) 20 (6.0) 10 (4.0) 18 (6.1) 12 (4.2)
Withdrawals because of an AE 20 (3.4) 11 (3.7) 9 (3.1) 13 (3.9) 7 (2.8) 12 (4.1) 8 (2.8)
Death 2 (0.3) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.7)
Hypoglycemia
 Hypoglycemia* 44 (7.5) 18 (6.1) 26 (9.0) 24 (7.2) 20 (8.0) 28 (9.5) 16 (5.6)
 Asymptomatic hypoglycemia* 54 (9.2) 30 (10.2) 24 (8.3) 36 (10.8) 18 (7.2) 31 (10.5) 23 (8.0)
 Serious hypoglycemia* 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Genital infection (male)†‡ 3 (0.7) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.9) 2 (0.9) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.9) 1 (0.5)
Genital infection (female)†¶ 14 (8.6) 9 (10.1) 5 (6.8) 10 (8.8) 4 (8.2) 8 (10.3) 6 (7.1)
Urinary tract infection# 19 (3.3) 8 (2.7) 11 (3.8) 12 (3.6) 7 (2.8) 8 (2.7) 11 (3.8)
Volume depletion§ 7 (1.2) 4 (1.4) 3 (1.0) 4 (1.2) 3 (1.2) 4 (1.4) 3 (1.0)
Osmotic diuresis** 35 (6.0) 19 (6.4) 16 (5.5) 19 (5.7) 16 (6.4) 21 (7.1) 14 (4.9)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders†† 76 (13.0) 44 (14.9) 32 (11.1) 54 (16.2) 22 (8.8) 40 (13.5) 36 (12.5)
CV events‡‡ 7 (1.2) 4 (1.4) 3 (1.0) 5 (1.5) 2 (0.8) 3 (1.0) 4 (1.4)
200 mg Numbers of patients 715 378 337 395 320 345 370
Patients with ≥1 AE 592 (82.8) 316 (83.6) 276 (81.9) 333 (84.3) 259 (80.9) 279 (80.9) 313 (84.6)
Patients with ≥1 SAE 32 (4.5) 9 (2.4) 23 (6.8) 15 (3.8) 17 (5.3) 13 (3.8) 19 (5.1)
Withdrawals because of an AE 30 (4.2) 12 (3.2) 18 (5.3) 18 (4.6) 12 (3.8) 12 (3.5) 18 (4.9)
Death 3 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.9) 1 (0.3) 2 (0.6) 2 (0.6) 1 (0.3)
Hypoglycemia
 Hypoglycemia* 44 (6.2) 23 (6.1) 21 (6.2) 23 (5.8) 21 (6.6) 19 (5.5) 25 (6.8)
 Asymptomatic hypoglycemia* 63 (8.8) 32 (8.5) 31 (9.2) 43 (10.9) 20 (6.3) 29 (8.4) 34 (9.2)
 Serious hypoglycemia* 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Genital infection (male)†‡ 3 (0.6) 3 (1.1) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.8) 1 (0.4) 3 (1.2) 0 (0.0)
Genital infection (female)†¶ 25 (11.8) 14 (12.2) 11 (11.3) 15 (10.2) 10 (15.4) 6 (7.0) 19 (15.1)
Urinary tract infection# 16 (2.2) 15 (4.0) 1 (0.3) 14 (3.5) 2 (0.6) 8 (2.3) 8 (2.2)
Volume depletion§ 15 (2.1) 11 (2.9) 4 (1.2) 11 (2.8) 4 (1.3) 12 (3.5) 3 (0.8)
Osmotic diuresis** 44 (6.2) 29 (7.7) 15 (4.5) 22 (5.6) 22 (6.9) 24 (7.0) 20 (5.4)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders†† 87 (12.2) 45 (11.9) 42 (12.5) 49 (12.4) 38 (11.9) 33 (9.6) 54 (14.6)
CV events‡‡ 13 (1.8) 8 (2.1) 5 (1.5) 8 (2.0) 5 (1.6) 6 (1.7) 7 (1.9)

Data are presented as the n (%) of patients

AE adverse event, CV cardiovascular, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SAE serious adverse event, SBP systolic blood pressure

* Events that occurred during the follow-up period were not included. Hypoglycemia was defined as the presence of typical hypoglycemia symptoms irrespective of the blood glucose. Asymptomatic hypoglycemia was defined as a blood glucose of ≤70 mg/dL in the absence of typical hypoglycemic symptoms

Percentages are calculated for male and female separately

Includes balanoposthitis, posthitis, and balanitis

Includes vulvovaginal candidiasis, vulvovaginitis, genital infection fungal, vaginal infection, genital candidiasis, and vulvitis

#Includes cystitis, urinary tract infection, and pyelonephritis

§Includes postural dizziness, syncope, dehydration, orthostatic hypotension, hypotension, and blood pressure decreased

** Includes micturition urgency, nocturia, pollakiuria, polyuria, urine output increased, dry mouth, polydipsia, and thirst

††Includes diabetic ulcer, rash and urticaria

‡‡Includes increased creatine phosphokinase, lacunar infarction, stroke, carotid arterial stenosis, acute myocardial infarction, and myocardial infarction