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. 2020 Feb 28;30(2):58–68. doi: 10.1089/cap.2019.0085

Table 4.

Summary of the Most Common Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (Incidence ≥2%) Encountered During the 2-Week Double-Blind Phase 5 (Safety Population)

System organ class preferred term MPH-MLR (n = 39)
Placebo (n = 50)
n (%) No. of events n (%) No. of events
Any TEAE 10 (25.6) 14 6 (12.0) 9
Psychiatric disorders
 Emotional disorder 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
 Onychophagia 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
 Emotional poverty 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
 Negativism 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
Infections and infestations
 Upper respiratory tract infection 2 (5.1) 2 0 0
 Cellulitis 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
 Sinusitis 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
 Decreased appetite 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
Gastrointestinal disorders
 Vomiting 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
 Gastritis 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
Vascular disorders
 Hypertension 3 (7.7) 3 0 0
General disorders and administration site conditions
 Pyrexia 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
 Adverse event 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
 Pain in extremity 0 0 1 (2.0) 2
Renal and urinary disorders
 Pollakiuria 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
 Urinary incontinence 1 (2.6) 1 0 0
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications
 Injury corneal 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
 Rash 0 0 1 (2.0) 1
Cardiac disorders
 Tachycardia 1 (2.6) 1 0 0

MPH-MLR, methylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release capsules; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.