Table 3.
Number of patients with adverse events by treatment periods
Adverse Event Type | Dapagliflozin | Eplerenone | Dapagliflozin-Eplerenone | Wash-out |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any adverse event | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 |
Serious adverse event | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 0 |
Death | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 0 |
Adverse events | ||||
Hyperkalemia | 0 | 8 (17.4) | 2 (4.3)* | 0 |
Hypotension | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 3 (6.5) | 0 |
Acute renal insufficiency | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 0 |
Urinary tract infection | 1 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0 |
Asymptomatic bacteriuria | 9 (19.6) | 2 (4.3) | 4 (8.7) | 0 |
Hypoglycemia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dyspnea | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mild abdominal pain | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Constipation | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 1 (2.2) |
Toothache | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0 |
Renal colic | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 0 | 0 |
Lipothymia | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.2) | 0 |
Among 32 patients with type 2 diabetes, 7 and 2 hyperkalemia adverse events were recorded during eplerenone and dapagliflozin-eplerenone treatment, respectively. Urinary tract infections were reported in one patient with type 2 diabetes during treatment with dapagliflozin and in one patient without diabetes during treatment with eplerenone.
P value across treatment groups, 0.00328.