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. 2022 Mar 16;186(6):687–700. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0972

Table 4.

Adverse events in the safety population of a randomised clinical trial of Tesomet for hypopituitary patients with hypothalamic obesity by System Organ Class and Preferred Medical Term. Data presented as no. patients with event (% of patients) no. events for each treatment group in the safety population. The number of patients in each subgroup was too small to perform inferential tests.

Tesomet (n = 14) Placebo (n =8)
Patients, n (%) Events, n Patients, n (%) Events, n
All adverse events 12 (86%) 64 7 (88%) 34
Serious adverse events 2 (14%) 3 1 (13%) 1
Treatment discontinuation adverse events 1 (7%) 2 1 (13%) 1
Severity of adverse events
 Mild 11 (79%) 36 7 (88%) 14
 Moderate 10 (71%) 23 5 (63%) 17
 Severe 2 (14%) 5 2 (25%) 3
Gastrointestinal disorders 9 (64%) 17 5 (63%) 12
 Abdominal pain, upper 3 (21%) 3 3 (38%) 5
 Dry mouth 6 (43%) 6 0
 Nausea 2 (14%) 3 2 (25%) 2
 Vomiting 1 (7%) 1 2 (25%) 2
 Constipation 2 (14%) 2 0
 Diarrhoea 0 2 (25%) 2
 Faeces hard 2 (14%) 2 0
 Gastroesophageal reflux disorders 0 1 (13%) 1
Nervous system disorders 8 (57%) 16 3 (38%) 6
 Dizziness 6 (43%) 9 3 (38%) 6
 Headache 5 (36%) 6 0
 Presyncope 1 (7%) 1 0
Psychiatric disorders 7 (50%) 9 1 (13%) 1
 Sleep disorders 7 (50%) 7 1 (13%) 1
 Anxiety* 1 (7%) 1 0
 Paranoia* 1 (7%) 1 0
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders 3 (21%) 3 2 (25%) 2
 Muscle spasms 1 (7%) 1 0
 Musculoskeletal pain 1 (7%) 1 0
 Myalgia 0 1 (13%) 1
 Neck pain 1 (7%) 1 0
 Pain in extremity 0 1 (13%) 1
Skin and s.c. tissue disorders 3 (21%) 3 1 (13%) 1
 Hyperhidrosis 3 (21%) 3 0
 Night sweats 0 1 (13%) 1
General disorders and administration site conditions 2 (14%) 2 2 (25%) 2
 Fatigue 1 (7%) 1 1 (13%) 1
 Pyrexia 0 1 (13%) 1
 Energy increased 1 (7%) 1 0
Cardiac disorders 0 1 (13%) 1
 Palpitations 0 1 (13%) 1
Metabolism and nutritional disorders 0 1 (13%) 1
 Hyponatremia 0 1 (13%) 1
Investigational 1 (7%) 1 0
Blood pressure increased 1 (7%) 1 0
Neoplasms 1 (7%) 1 0
 Craniopharyngioma 1 (7%) 1 0
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications 1 (7%) 1 1 (13%) 1
 Fall 0 1 (13%) 1
 Post-procedural complications 1 (7%) 1 0
Hepatobiliary disorders 0 1 (13%) 1
 Cholecystitis 0 1 (13%) 1
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders 2 (14%) 3 1 (13%) 1
 Cough 0 1 (13%) 1
 Rhinorrhoea 1 (7%) 2 0
 Viral upper respiratory tract infection 1 (7%) 1 0
Infections and infestations 6 (43%) 8 3 (38%) 5
 Gastroenteritis 1 (7%) 1 1 (13%) 1
 Viral tonsillitis 0 2 (25%) 2
 Viral upper respiratory tract infection 2 (14%) 2 0
 Upper respiratory tract infection 1 (7%) 1 0
 Eye infection 1 (7%) 1 0
 Gastroenteritis viral 0 1 (13%) 1
 Gingivitis 1 (7%) 1 0
 Tonsillitis 1 (7%) 1 0
 Influenza 0 1 (13%) 1
 Sinusitis 1 (7%) 1 0

*One patient developed both anxiety and paranoia.