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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 9.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec 27;7(4):487–493. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.12.018

Table 5.

Adverse effects in the treatment and placebo arm of the studies included in the meta-analysis.

Author Adverse Effects Treatment Group Adverse Effects Placebo group
Terg23 Renal failure (7) Renal failure (9)
Upper gastrointestinal bleed (4) Upper gastrointestinal bleed (7)
Hepatic encephalopathy (7)
Nausea requiring withdrawal of treatment (1) Hepatic encephalopathy (8)
Novella22 Oral candidiasis (1) NA
Grange21 Nausea requiring withdrawal of treatment (1) Gastrointestinal bleed (1)
Hypersomnia (1) Surgery (1)
Surgery (2)
Fernandez20 Renal failure (7) Renal failure (16)