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Table 3 Adverse events

From: Efficacy of umeclidinium/vilanterol versus umeclidinium and salmeterol monotherapies in symptomatic patients with COPD not receiving inhaled corticosteroids: the EMAX randomised trial

 

UMEC/VI (N = 812)

UMEC (N = 804)

SAL (N = 809)

AE, n (%)

 AE

315 (39)

316 (39)

314 (39)

 Drug-related AE

29 (4)

37 (5)

27 (3)

 AE leading to study withdrawal

32 (4)

36 (4)

26 (3)

SAE, n (%)

 Non-fatal SAE

46 (6)

31 (4)

38 (5)

 Drug-related non-fatal SAE

0

0

0

 Fatal SAEa

4 (< 1)

4 (< 1)

0

 Drug-related fatal SAE

0

0

0

Most frequent AEsa, n (%)

 Nasopharyngitis

68 (8)

87 (11)

84 (10)

 Upper respiratory tract infection

19 (2)

12 (1)

20 (2)

 Influenza

20 (2)

9 (1)

18 (2)

 Back pain

10 (1)

13 (2)

15 (2)

 Cough

14 (2)

11 (1)

10 (1)

 Headache

10 (1)

17 (2)

6 (< 1)

  1. aThe incidence of fatal cardiovascular SAEs was < 1% in all treatment groups, with three cardiac disorders observed in the UMEC/VI arm and one in the UMEC arm (one acute myocardial infarction in each treatment group). bincludes all on-treatment AEs occurring in ≥2% of any treatment group
  2. AE Adverse event, SAE Serious adverse event, SAL Salmeterol, UMEC Umeclidinium, VI Vilanterol