Table 4.

Drug-related adverse events. Intramuscular injection adverse events were more serious than ST36 acupoint injections (P < 0.05).

Drug-related adverse events	ST36 acupoint injection (n = 67)	Intramuscular injection (n = 67)	P value
Abdominal pain scores	3.45 ± 1.76	5.27 ± 1.86	< 0.01
Diarrhea(%)	27 (40.30)	38 (56.72)	0.042
Nausea (%)	3 (4.48)	12 (17.91)	0.013
Vomiting(%)	2 (2.99)	9 (13.43)	0.027
Tearing(%)	1 (1.49)	7 (10.45)	0.031
Delirium(%)	1 (1.49)	7 (10.45)	0.031
Anxiety(%)	3 (4.48)	10 (14.93)	0.038