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. 2015 Dec 11;46:1153–1163. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2628-x

Table 3.

Tolerability and safety of lurasidone treatment (safety population)

Placebo (N = 49) Lurasidone 20 mg/day (N = 49) Lurasidone 60 mg/day (N = 51)
A. Treatment-emergent adverse events (incidence ≥5 % a ), n (%)
Any adverse event 28 (57) 35 (71) 38 (75)
Vomiting 2 (4) 4 (8) 14 (28)
Somnolence 2 (4) 3 (6) 9 (18)
Nasopharyngitis 0 (0) 5 (10) 3 (6)
Akathisia 0 (0) 3 (6) 3 (6)
Fatigue 1 (2) 1 (2) 4 (8)
Weight increased 1 (2) 1 (2) 4 (8)
Cough 2 (4) 2 (4) 3 (6)
Sedation 1 (2) 3 (6) 1 (2)
Constipation 1 (2) 0 (0) 3 (6)
Nausea 0 (0) 2 (4) 3 (6)
B. Change in weight, BMI, and fasting laboratory parameters (week 6 b )
Weight, kg
LS mean (SE) change +0.4 (0.2) +0.5 (0.2) +1.2 (0.2)d
Mean (SD) change in percentile −0.9 (6.6) +0.8 (5.4) +2.7 (6.5)
LS mean (SE) z-score change −0.02 (0.03) +0.02 (0.03) +0.09 (0.03)
BMI (kg/m2)
LS mean (SE) change −0.0 (0.1) −0.04 (0.1) +0.4 (0.1)
Mean (SD) change in percentile −1.1 (7.6) +0.3 (6.5) +3.3 (9.5)
LS mean (SE) z-score change −0.02 (0.04) −0.02 (0.04) +0.1 (0.04)
Waist circumference, cm, mean (SD) change +0.5 (3.0) +0.2 (1.6) +1.1 (2.6)
Cholesterol (mg/dL, median change)c −5.0 +6.0 +7.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL, median change)c −4.0 +1.0 +15.0
Glucose (mg/dL, median change)c −5.0 −1.0 −1.0
HbA1c (%, mean (SD) change) +0.0 (0.3) +0.1 (0.2) +0.1 (0.4)
Prolactin (ng/mL, mean (SD) change) −0.1 (5.9) −0.2 (9.0) +2.3 (13.9)

BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin

aAdverse events shown where incidence on lurasidone > placebo

bEndpoint data, except for weight and BMI, which were analyzed by MMRM

cFasting subjects: placebo (n = 36); lurasidone 20 mg/day (n = 37); lurasidone 60 mg/day (n = 45)

d p value (vs. placebo): 0.015