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. 2023 Jul 11;10:891. Originally published 2021 Sep 6. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.51073.2

Table 5. TEAEs a after the first dose of study drug and RFBM within 4 hours of dosing.

Placebo (n = 363) Methylnaltrexone (n = 900)
No RFBM within 4 hours of 1 st dose
(n = 331)
RFBM within 4 hours of 1 st dose
(n = 32)
P-Value No RFBM within 4 hours of 1 st dose
(n = 674)
RFBM within 4 hours of 1 st dose (n = 226) P-Value
Abdominal pain, n (%) 3 (0.9) 0 NS 28 (4.2) 24 (10.6) 0.0008
Abdominal pain, upper, n (%) 3 (0.9) 0 NS 4 (0.6) 7 (3.1) 0.0074
Diarrhea, n (%) 0 0 NS 6 (0.9) 8 (3.5) 0.0101
Nausea, n (%) 3 (0.9) 0 NS 16 (2.4) 14 (6.2) 0.0092
Hyperhidrosis, n (%) 1 (0.3) 0 NS 13 (1.9) 7 (3.1) NS

NS = not significant, P>0.05; RFBM = rescue-free bowel movement; TEAEs = treatment-emergent adverse events.

a

Reported by ≥2% of patients in any treatment group.