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. 2018 Dec 14;19(1):27–46. doi: 10.1007/s40268-018-0256-6

Table 5.

Adverse drug reactions by demographic characteristic (safety analysis population)

Items N Number of patients with events Number of events Rate of occurrence (%)
Overall 3248 315 377 9.7
Sex
 Male 1271 129 147 10.1
 Female 1977 186 230 9.4
Age group 1 (years)
 < 15 2 0 0 0.0
 ≥ 15 to < 65 1488 168 206 11.3
 ≥ 65 1758 147 171 8.4
Age group 2 (years)
 < 65 1490 168 206 11.3
 ≥ 65 to < 75 730 63 76 8.6
 ≥ 75 1028 84 95 8.2
Age group 3 (years)
 < 65 1490 168 206 11.3
 ≥ 65 to < 85 1490 126 147 8.5
 ≥ 85 268 21 24 7.8
BMI (kg/m2)
 < 25.0 1357 135 160 9.9
 ≥ 25.0 497 52 66 10.5
 Unknown 1394 128 151 9.2
Reason for use (multi-count)
 Difficulty falling asleep 2429 217 264 8.9
 Nocturnal awakening 1596 176 215 11.0
 Early morning awakening 349 43 52 12.3
 Others 31 8 10 25.8
Duration of insomnia (years)
 < 1 1313 116 139 8.8
 ≥ 1 to < 10 1481 149 181 10.1
 ≥ 10 454 50 57 11.0
Medical examinationa
 Psychiatry 917 127 157 13.8
 Internal medicine 2004 150 171 7.5
 Others 327 38 49 11.6
Narcolepsy-like events
 No 3113 303 361 9.7
 Yes 92 9 11 9.8
 Unknown 43 3 5 7.0
Diagnosis of narcolepsy (including cataplexy)
 No 3206 311 373 9.7
 Suspected 4 1 1 25.0
 Yes 1 0 0 0.0
 Unknown 37 3 3 8.1
Respiratory dysfunction
 No 2866 274 332 9.6
 Yes 121 10 10 8.3
 Unknown 261 31 35 11.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
 No 3077 301 361 9.8
 Yes 50 2 2 4.0
 Unknown 121 12 14 9.9
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
 No 2919 275 333 9.4
 Yes 73 8 8 11.0
 Unknown 256 32 36 12.5
Severe respiratory dysfunction
 No 2959 282 340 9.5
 Yes 28 2 2 7.1
 Unknown 261 31 35 11.9
Hepatic function disorder
 No 2984 276 331 9.2
 Yes 141 22 25 15.6
 Unknown 123 17 21 13.8
Severe hepatic function disorder
No 3120 297 355 9.5
 Yes 5 1 1 20.0
 Unknown 123 17 21 13.8
Structural brain disorder
 No 3142 307 367 9.8
 Yes 106 8 10 7.5
Psychiatric disorder
 No 2182 166 190 7.6
 Yes 1007 144 181 14.3
 Unknown 59 5 6 8.5
Schizophrenia
 No 3095 296 350 9.6
 Yes 92 13 20 14.1
 Unknown 61 6 7 9.8
Depression
 No 2680 239 282 8.9
 Yes 508 70 88 13.8
 Unknown 60 6 7 10.0
Manic-depressive illness
 No 3103 298 356 9.6
 Yes 84 11 14 13.1
 Unknown 61 6 7 9.8
Anxiety disorder
 No 2976 282 332 9.5
 Yes 211 27 38 12.8
 Unknown 61 6 7 9.8
Dementia
 No 3043 300 358 9.9
 Yes 144 9 12 6.3
 Unknown 61 6 7 9.8
Medical history
 No 2498 224 268 9.0
 Yes 543 69 82 12.7
 Unknown 207 22 27 10.6
Prior medication
 No 1946 132 157 6.8
 Yes 1277 182 219 14.3
 Unknown 25 1 1 4.0
Concomitant medication
 No 982 47 57 4.8
 Yes 2241 267 319 11.9
 Unknown 25 1 1 4.0
Concomitant insomnia medication
 No 2335 192 225 8.2
 Yes 888 122 151 13.7
 Unknown 25 1 1 4.0
Initiation status
 Naïve 1946 132 157 6.8
 Switch 703 110 137 15.6
 Add-on 536 68 76 12.7
 Others 63 5 7 7.9

BMI body mass index

aPsychiatric and psychosomatic medicines are given as ‘psychiatry’