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. 2017 Jun 1;13:679–689. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S108490

Table 3.

Incidence (%) of most frequent adverse drug reactions

Most frequent adverse events Placebo-controlled studies
Cinacalcet-controlled studies
Placebo n=513 Etelcalcetide n=503 Cinacalcet n=341 Etelcalcetide n=338
Diarrhea 8.6 10.7 10.3 6.2
Nausea 6.2 10.7 22.6 18.3
Vomiting 5.1 8.9 13.8 13.3
Calcium reduction 10.1 63.8 59.8 68.9
Hypocalcemiaa 0.2 7.0 2.3 5.0
Hyperkalemia 3.1 4.4 5.3 3.8
Muscle spasms 6.6 11.5 5.9 6.5
Paraesthesia 1.2 6.2 2.6 3.3
Hypotension 2.9 6.8

Note:

a

Hypocalcemia definition: symptomatic reduction in serum corrected calcium <8.3 mg/dL.