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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 17.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2016 Nov 16;388(10062):2873–2884. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31275-2

Table 3.

Most common treatment-emergent adverse events occurring in at least 2% of patients receiving LMTM that were greater than in the control group

Control
4 mg LMTM
twice a day
(n=354)
75 mg LMTM
twice a day
(n=267)
125 mg LMTM
twice a day
(n=264)
At least one treatment-emergent adverse event 296 (84%) 224 (84%) 229 (87%)

Blood and lymphatic system disorders 17 (5%) 29 (11%) 25 (9%)
  Anaemia 10 (3%) 22 (8%) 15 (6%)

Gastrointestinal disorders 87 (25%) 105 (39%) 111 (42%)
  Diarrhoea 33 (9%) 63 (24%) 67 (25%)
  Nausea 14 (4%) 22 (8%) 19 (7%)
  Vomiting 2 (1%) 25 (9%) 18 (7%)
  Abdominal pain 11 (4%) 9 (3%) 9 (3%)

Infections and infestations 88 (25%) 83 (31%) 76 (29%)
  Urinary tract infection 29 (8%) 29 (11%) 26 (10%)

Investigations 80 (23%) 87 (33%) 80 (30%)
  Blood folate decreased 21 (6%) 18 (7%) 19 (7%)
  Weight decreased 6 (2%) 8 (3%) 10 (4%)
  Haemoglobin decreased 2 (1%) 12 (4%) 7 (3%)

Metabolism and nutrition disorders 47 (13%) 49 (18%) 36 (13%)
  Folate deficiency 11 (3%) 10 (4%) 15 (6%)

Nervous system disorders 105 (30%) 91 (34%) 64 (24%)
  Cognitive disorder 6 (2%) 6 (2%) 6 (2%)

Renal and urinary disorders 29 (8%) 61 (23%) 65 (25%)
  Dysuria 3 (1%) 7 (3%) 27 (10%)
  Micturition urgency 4 (1%) 7 (3%) 6 (2%)
  Pollakiuria 6 (2%) 15 (6%) 18 (7%)
  Urinary incontinence 9 (3%) 18 (7%) 12 (5%)

Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders 28 (8%) 32 (12%) 22 (8%)
  Cough 12 (3%) 14 (5%) 11 (4%)

LMTM=leuco-methylthioninium bis(hydromethanesulfonate).