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Table 5 Summary of treatment-related (possible/probable) AEs (all causalities), by system organ class and preferred term, occurring in ≥ 0.5% of patients in either treatment group (safety population)

From: Patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of extended-release guaifenesin for the treatment of acute respiratory tract infection symptoms

 

Placebo

ER guaifenesin

   System organ class

(n = 189)

(n = 188)

    Preferred term

Possible

Probable

Possible

Probable

Total number of treatment-emergent AEs

4

2

7

5

Number of unique patients with at least one AE

2.1

1.1

3.7

2.7

Gastrointestinal disorders %

1.6

0.5

0.5

1.6

Abdominal discomfort %

0.5

0

0

0

Diarrhoea %

0.5

0

0

0

Dry mouth %

0

0.5

0

0

Nausea %

0

0

0.5

1.6

Vomiting %

0.5

0

0

0

Nervous system disorders %

0

0.5

3.2

0.5

Headache %

0

0.5

2.1

0.5

Sinus headache %

0

0

0.5

0

Somnolence, %

0

0

0.5

0

Psychiatric disorders %

0

0

0

0.5

Insomnia %

0

0

0

0.5

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders %

0.5

0

0

0

Rash %

0.5

0

0

0

  1. AE: adverse event. Note: The total number of AEs includes all treatment-emergent AEs for patients. Patients may have more than one treatment-emergent AE per system organ class and preferred term. At each level of patient summarization, a patient was counted once for the most related AE.