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. 2021 Feb 5;14(7):1770–1779. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa211

Table 3.

ADRs occurring in ≥1% of patients by system organ class and preferred term

System organ class Safety analysis set
(n = 1365)
Preferred term Patients, n (%) EAIRa per year (95% CI)
Patients with at least one ADRb 531 (38.9) 0.461 (0.422–0.502)
GI disorders 436 (31.9) 0.355 (0.322–0.390)
 Diarrhoea 194 (14.2) 0.133 (0.115–0.153)
 Faeces discoloured 128 (9.4) 0.090 (0.075–0.107)
 Abnormal faeces 48 (3.5) 0.032 (0.023–0.042)
 Constipation 40 (2.9) 0.026 (0.018–0.035)
 Abdominal pain 38 (2.8) 0.024 (0.017–0.034)
 Nausea 36 (2.6) 0.023 (0.016–0.032)
 Faeces soft 20 (1.5) 0.013 (0.008–0.020)
 Vomiting 17 (1.2) 0.011 (0.006–0.017)
 Dyspepsia 16 (1.2) 0.010 (0.006–0.017)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications 59 (4.3) 0.039 (0.030–0.050)
 Off-label use 29 (2.1) 0.019 (0.013–0.027)
General disorders and administration site conditions 56 (4.1) 0.037 (0.028–0.048)
 Drug ineffective 26 (1.9) 0.017 (0.011–0.025)
 Treatment non-compliance 15 (1.1) 0.010 (0.005–0.016)
Product issues 24 (1.8) 0.015 (0.010–0.023)
 Product taste abnormal 23 (1.7) 0.015 (0.009–0.022)
a

The EAIR is defined as the number of patients with a specific event divided by the total follow-up time for all patients in years.

b

All ADRs were coded based on MedDRA version 22.0 terminology into system organ class and preferred terms.

MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities.