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. 2020 Jun 26;43(9):zsaa123. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa123

Table 3.

Safety summary (safety analysis set)

PBO (n = 319) LEM5 (n = 314) LEM10 (n = 314)
Category, n (%)
 Any TEAE 200 (62.7) 192 (61.1) 187 (59.6)
 Any treatment-related TEAE 44 (13.8) 78 (24.8) 91 (29.0)
 Any severe TEAE 10 (3.1) 13 (4.1) 8 (2.5)
 Any serious TEAE 5 (1.6) 7 (2.2) 9 (2.9)
 Any TEAE leading to discontinuation of study drug 12 (3.8) 13 (4.1) 26 (8.3)
 Any TEAE leading to interruption of study drug 7 (2.2) 13 (4.1) 8 (2.5)
 Death 0 0 0
Events reported in >2% of participants in any active treatment group and more than PBO by MedDRA preferred term, n (%)
 Somnolence 5 (1.6) 27 (8.6) 41 (13.1)
 Headache 21 (6.6) 28 (8.9) 21 (6.7)
 Influenza 15 (4.7) 15 (4.8) 16 (5.1)
 Upper respiratory tract infection 10 (3.1) 13 (4.1) 11 (3.5)
 Fatigue 1 (0.3) 12 (3.8) 11 (3.5)
 Back pain 8 (2.5) 12 (3.8) 9 (2.9)
 Urinary tract infection 7 (2.2) 4 (1.3) 9 (2.9)
 Gastroenteritis 4 (1.3) 5 (1.6) 7 (2.2)
 Nightmare 1 (0.3) 4 (1.3) 7 (2.2)
 Nausea 3 (0.9) 8 (2.5) 4 (1.3)
 Abnormal dreams 6 (1.9) 7 (2.2) 4 (1.3)
 Arthralgia 9 (2.8) 14 (4.5) 3 (1.0)

A TEAE was defined as an adverse event with onset date on or after the first dose of study drug up to 14 days after the last dose of study drug. Participants with two or more TEAEs with the same preferred term are counted only once for that preferred term. LEM5, lemborexant 5 mg; LEM10, lemborexant 10 mg; MedDRA, Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (Version 21.0); PBO, placebo; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.