Table 2.
Preferred terms manually coded from online patient reviews of ramelteon and suvorexant.
| # | Ramelteon (n=104) | Suvorexant (n=567) | ||
| Preferred term | n (%) | Preferred term | n (%) | |
| 1 | Drug ineffective | 24 (23.1) | Drug ineffective | 159 (28.0) |
| 2 | Drug effect incomplete | 12 (11.5) | Nightmare | 54 (9.5) |
| 3 | Somnolence | 7 (6.7) | Headache | 27 (4.8) |
| 4 | Dizziness | 5 (4.8) | Somnolence | 27 (4.8) |
| 5 | Insomnia | 5 (4.8) | Sleep paralysis | 26 (4.6) |
| 6 | Abnormal dreams | 4 (3.9) | Abnormal dreams | 25 (4.4) |
| 7 | Depressed mood | 4 (3.9) | Drug effect incomplete | 22 (3.9) |
| 8 | Feeling abnormal | 4 (3.9) | Feeling abnormal | 20 (3.5) |
| 9 | Anxiety | 3 (2.9) | Insomnia | 19 (3.4) |
| 10 | Headache | 3 (2.9) | Hangover | 17 (3.0) |