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. 2020 Mar 6;9(2):283–290. doi: 10.12997/jla.2020.9.2.283

Table 3. Adverse events (safety set).

Adverse events Rovasro® (n=63) Crestor® (n=62) p
No. of subjects (%) No. of events No. of subjects (%) No. of events
Any adverse events 15 (23.8) 18 12 (19.3) 12 0.70*
Drug-related adverse events 9 (14.3) 9 6 (9.7) 6 0.60*
Serious adverse events 1 (1.6) 1 2 (3.2) 2 0.62
Musculoskeletal 5 (7.9) 6 3 (4.8) 3 0.72
Myalgia 4 (6.4) 4 2 (3.2) 2
Neck pain 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Arthralgia 0 (0) 0 1 (1.6) 1
Nervous system 3 (4.8) 3 4 (6.4) 4 0.72
Dizziness 2 (3.2) 2 2 (3.2) 2
Headache 1 (1.6) 1 2 (3.2) 2
Head and neck 1 (1.6) 1 3 (4.8) 3 0.36
Facial edema 0 (0) 0 1 (1.61) 1
Erythema of eyelid 1 (16) 1 1 (1.6) 1
Blurred vision 0 (0) 0 1 (1.6) 1
Chest 2 (3.2) 2 1 (1.6) 1 >0.99
Chest pain 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Cough 0 (0) 0 1 (1.6) 1
Dyspnea 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Gastrointestinal 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0 >0.99
Constipation 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Infection 1 (1.6) 1 1 (1.6) 1 >0.99
Nasopharyngitis 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Pyelonephritis 0 (0) 0 1 (1.6) 1
Laboratory abnormalities 1 (1.6) 3 0 (0) 0 >0.99
Liver enzyme elevation 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Creatine kinase elevation 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0
Gamma-glutamyltransferase elevation 1 (1.6) 1 0 (0) 0

The p-values with asterisk are from χ2 test. Other p-values are from Fisher's exact test.