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Table 6 Adverse events reported during the study, overall and most common preferred term (≥ 1% in either group) (safety set)

From: Impact of switching from triple therapy to dual bronchodilation in COPD: the DACCORD ‘real world’ study

Number (%) of patients

LABA/LAMA FDC (N = 340)

Triple therapy (N = 784)

At least one non-serious adverse event

44 (12.9)

118 (15.1)

 COPD

10 (2.9)

32 (4.1)

 Nasopharyngitis

4 (1.2)

16 (2.0)

 Forced expiratory volume decreased

4 (1.2)

8 (1.0)

 Dyspnoea

4 (1.2)

6 (0.8)

 Chest discomfort

1 (0.3)

9 (1.1)

 Chest pain

1 (0.3)

9 (1.1)

At least one non-serious adverse event considered related to study treatment

12 (3.5)

49 (6.3)

 COPD

1 (0.3)

13 (1.7)

At least one serious adverse event

27 (7.9)

108 (13.8)

 COPD

6 (1.8)

55 (7.0)

 Infective exacerbation of COPD

6 (1.8)

7 (0.9)

 Pneumonia

4 (1.2)

7 (0.9)

 Dyspnoea at rest

2 (0.6)

15 (1.9)

 Death

2 (0.6)

8 (1.0)

 Cardiac failure

1 (0.3)

9 (1.1)

At least one serious adverse event considered related to study treatment

5 (1.5)

31 (4.0)

 COPD

1 (0.3)

15 (1.9)

  1. Data are number of patients (%). LABA long-acting β2-agonist, LAMA long-acting muscarinic antagonist, FDC fixed-dose combination, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease