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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 Jul 10;43(8):1790–1800. doi: 10.1111/acer.14130

Table 4.

Adverse Events related or possibly related to the study medication

Naltrexone
(n=96)
Placebo
(n=98)
p value*
# Participant affected 49 (51%) 40 (40.8%) .19
Severe Adverse Events 0 0 -
Other Adverse Events
 Nausea 22 (22.9%) 14 (14.3%) .12
 Increased Appetite 14 (14.6%) 11 (11.2%) .49
 Itchiness 6 (6.3%) 9 (9.2%) .44
 Fatigue 8 (8.3%) 5 (5.1%) .37
 Dizziness 8 (8.3%) 4 (4.1%) .22
 Decreased Appetite 5 (5.2%) 6 (6.1%) .78
 Sleepiness 7 (7.3%) 4 (4.1%) .33
 Abdominal Pain 7 (7.3%) 3 (3.1%) .21
 Diarrhea 8 (8.3%) 1 (1.0%) .02
 Vomiting 7 (8.3%) 2 (2.0%) .10
 Headache 1 (1.0%) 6 (6.1%) .12
 Nervousness/Anxiety 2 (2.1%) 4 (4.1%) .68
 Insomnia 2 (2.1%) 2 (2.0%) 1
 Abnormal liver lab value 2 (2.1%) 1 (1.0%) .62
 Depression 2 (2.1%) 0 (0.0%) .24
 Constipation 1 (1.0%) 0 (0.0%) .49
 Upset stomach 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.0%) 1
*

p value based on chi-square test