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Table 1 Incidence of adverse events (intent-to-treat (ITT)/safety population).

From: Pulsed moxifloxacin for the prevention of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial

 

Moxifloxacin

(N = 569)

n (%)

Placebo

(N = 580)

n (%)

p-value*

Any adverse event

467 (82.1)

493 (85.0)

0.181

Any treatment-emergent a adverse event

258 (45.3)

265 (45.7)

0.906

Any treatment-emergent a drug-related adverse events b

53 (9.3)

22 (3.8)

< 0.001

   Cardiac disorders

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

 

   Gastrointestinal disorders

27 (4.7)

4 (0.7)

 

Diarrhea

17 (3.0)

9 (1.6)

 

Nausea

6 (1.1)

0 (-)

 

Vomiting

5 (0.9)

1 (0.2)

 

   General disorders and administration site conditions

4 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

 

Asthenia

3 (0.5)

0 (-)

 

   Immune system disorders

4 (0.7)

0 (-)

 

Hypersensitivity

3 (0.5)

0 (-)

 

   Infections and infestations

5 (0.9)

3 (0.5)

 

   Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

 

   Nervous system disorders

6 (1.1)

4 (0.7)

 

Dizziness

3 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

 

   Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders

8 (1.4)

0 (-)

 

Dyspnea

4 (0.7)

0 (-)

 

   Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

5 (0.9)

5 (0.9)

 

   Deaths

15 (2.6)

17 (2.9)

 

Any treatment-emergent a serious adverse event

94 (16.5)

97 (16.7)

0.926

Any treatment-emergent a drug-related serious adverse event

9 (1.6)

3 (0.3)

0.076

Any adverse event leading to premature discontinuation

26 (4.6)

16 (2.8)

0.102

Any deaths

19 (3.3)

26 (4.5)

0.318

  1. aEvents were determined to be treatment-emergent if they started after initiation of study medication up to 7 days post-therapy for each pulse of study medication
  2. bIndividual events listed under treatment-emergent drug-related adverse events occurring in ≥ 0.5% of subjects in either treatment group
  3. *Post-hoc unadjusted Chi-squared test