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. 2016 Sep 22;2016:8294805. doi: 10.1155/2016/8294805

Table 3.

Cumulative summary of treatment emergent adverse events over time.

Week 2 (100 mg 5-ALA-SFC)
(n = 35)
Week 4 (150 mg 5-ALA-SFC) 
(n = 35)
Week 6 (200 mg 5-ALA-SFC)
(n = 35)
Week 12 (200 mg 5-ALA-SFC)
(n = 35)
Week 12 (Placebo)
(n = 18)
Subjects reporting at least one event 6 (17.1%) 14 (40.0%) 15 (42.9%) 16 (45.7%) 5 (27.8%)

Abdominal distension 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Abdominal pain upper 1 (2.9%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 0
Alopecia 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Blood glucose increased 0 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Constipation 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Cough 1 (2.9%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 0
Decreased appetite 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Diarrhea 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (11.1%)
Dyspepsia 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (5.6%)
Erectile dysfunction 0 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Fatigue 0 1 (2.9%) 2 (5.7%) 2 (5.7%) 0
Feces discolored 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Feces hard 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Gastrointestinal disorder 0 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Groin pain 0 0 0 0 1 (5.6%)
Headache 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 2 (5.7%) 1 (5.6%)
Hypoglycemia 0 0 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (5.6%)
Hypokalemia 0 0 0 0 1 (5.6%)
Nasal abscess 0 0 0 1 (2.9%) 0
Nasal congestion 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Nausea 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0
Palpitations 0 0 1 (2.95) 1 (2.9%) 0
Pyrexia 0 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.9%) 0