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Table 2 Summary of safety data (pooled safety population)

From: Benefits of glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate metered dose inhaler (GFF MDI) in improving lung function and reducing exacerbations in patients with moderate-to-very severe COPD: a pooled analysis of the PINNACLE studies

 

GFF MDI 18/9.6 μg (n = 1588)

GP MDI 18 μg (n = 1364)

FF MDI 9.6 μg (n = 1370)

Placebo MDI (n = 678)

All patients (n = 5000)

TEAEs, n (%) [number of events]

  ≥ 1 TEAE

923 (58.1) [2317]

750 (55.0) [1946]

762 (55.6) [1866]

386 (56.9) [921]

2821 (56.4) [7050]

  Mild

396 (24.9)

317 (23.2)

348 (25.4)

174 (25.7)

1235 (24.7)

  Moderate

404 (25.4)

326 (23.9)

308 (22.5)

162 (23.9)

1200 (24.0)

  Severe

123 (7.7)

107 (7.8)

106 (7.7)

50 (7.4)

386 (7.7)

 Drug-relateda TEAEs

172 (10.8) [276]

150 (11.0) [256]

144 (10.5) [228]

69 (10.2) [115]

535 (10.7) [875]

 Serious TEAEs

133 (8.4) [171]

107 (7.8) [155]

106 (7.7) [129]

50 (7.4) [65]

396 (7.9) [520]

 Drug-relateda serious TEAEs

10 (0.6) [11]

15 (1.1) [21]

8 (0.6) [9]

3 (0.4) [3]

36 (0.7) [44]

 TEAEs leading to early discontinuation

91 (5.7) [125]

80 (5.9) [133]

71 (5.2) [120]

43 (6.3) [56]

285 (5.7) [434]

Deaths (all causes)

 Treatment period

5 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

10 (0.2)

 Treatment period + 14 days

6 (0.4)

2 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

2 (0.3)

12 (0.2)

TEAEs occurring in ≥2% of patients in any treatment arm, preferred term, n (%)

 Upper respiratory tract infection

70 (4.4)

67 (4.9)

59 (4.3)

42 (6.2)

238 (4.8)

 Viral upper respiratory tract infection

75 (4.7)

61 (4.5)

71 (5.2)

26 (3.8)

233 (4.7)

 Cough

54 (3.4)

37 (2.7)

32 (2.3)

14 (2.1)

137 (2.7)

 COPDb

40 (2.5)

42 (3.1)

30 (2.2)

20 (2.9)

132 (2.6)

 Dyspnea

35 (2.2)

32 (2.3)

35 (2.6)

26 (3.8)

128 (2.6)

 Nasopharyngitis

45 (2.8)

25 (1.8)

29 (2.1)

19 (2.8)

118 (2.4)

 Sinusitis

28 (1.8)

27 (2.0)

33 (2.4)

16 (2.4)

104 (2.1)

 Headache

30 (1.9)

31 (2.3)

35 (2.6)

7 (1.0)

103 (2.1)

 Back pain

36 (2.3)

29 (2.1)

25 (1.8)

11 (1.6)

101 (2.0)

 Bronchitis

24 (1.5)

35 (2.6)

18 (1.3)

17 (2.5)

94 (1.9)

 Hypertension

28 (1.8)

20 (1.5)

21 (1.5)

24 (3.5)

93 (1.9)

 Pneumonia

28 (1.8)

24 (1.8)

18 (1.3)

17 (2.5)

87 (1.7)

 Urinary tract infection

33 (2.1)

21 (1.5)

14 (1.0)

12 (1.8)

80 (1.6)

  1. aPossibly, probably, or definitely related to study drug, as per investigator’s judgment prior to unblinding. bWorsening of COPD defined as a COPD exacerbation since the patient’s last visit. COPD exacerbations were only recorded as an AE if they were considered to be a serious TEAE
  2. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, FF formoterol fumarate, GFF glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate, GP glycopyrrolate, MDI metered dose inhaler, TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event