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. 2020 May 5;13:131–139. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S208020

Table 2.

Main Adverse Events Reported in Tofacitinib Groups During Phase 3 Trials (Ref 36)

Adverse Events %
Any infection 26%
  • Nasopharyngitis

7.7%
  • Herpes Zoster

1.4%
  • Serious infections

0.8%
Headache 7.2%
Arthralgia 4.5%
Cardiovascular events 0.5%
Non-melanoma skin cancers 0.4%
Abnormal laboratory test results*
  • Hypercholesterolemia

19.3%
  • Hypertriglyceridemia

3.9%
  • Rise in creatine kinase levels

13.5%

Note: *Laboratory data were missing for some patients in the original work.