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