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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Mar 10;174:158–170. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.026

Table 5.

Adverse Events

XR-NTX Placebo Total Sample
Adverse Event
Transaminase level 5x Upper Limit of Normal
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
 Baseline; N=98 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
 Month 6; N=65 4% (2) 0% (0) 3% (2)
Alanine transaminase (ALT)
 Baseline; N=98 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
 Month 6; N=66 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
 Day of Release; N=69 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% (0)
 Month 6; N=50 5% (2) 0% (0) 4% (2)

Any reported adverse events 67 33 100

Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 0% (0) 3% (1) 1% (1)
Signs of Edema 1% (1) 3% (1) 2% (2)
Immediate Injection Reaction 16% (11) 9% (3) 14% (14)

Any reported adverse events 51 20 71

Injection Site Reaction 1% (1) 0% (0) 1% (1)
Nausea 19% (13) 9% (3) 16% (16)
Vomiting 6% (4) 3% (1) 5% (5)
Diarrhea 9% (6) 3% (1) 3% (3)
Decreased Appetite 3% (2) 3% (1) 3% (3)
Increased Appetite 0% (0) 3% (1) 1% (1)
Headache 13% (9) 9% (3) 12% (12)
Dizziness 7% (5) 0% (0) 5% (5)
Fatigue 10% (7) 3% (1) 8% (8)

There were no statistically significant differences between groups for all above adverse events.

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No subjects discontinued due to significant adverse events.