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Table 3 Adverse events reported in the Canadian populations of the pooled adult-pediatric 2009 trials and the adult-pediatric 2012 trial

From: The efficacy and safety of the Timothy grass allergy sublingual immunotherapy tablet in Canadian adults and children

 

Pooled adult-pediatric 2009 trials

Adult-pediatric 2012 trial

 

Grass SLIT-T(n=47)

PBO(n=56)

Grass SLIT-T(n=142)

PBO(n=140)

Any TEAE, n (%)

31 (66.0)

25 (44.6)

93 (65.5)

69 (49.3)

TRAE, n (%)

21 (44.7)

8 (14.3)

70 (49.3)

32 (22.9)

Discontinued due to TRAE, n (%)

1 (2.1)

0

7 (4.9)

4 (2.9)

Local application- site TRAE, n (%)

    

  Oral pruritus

7 (14.9)

2 (3.6)

30 (21.1)

6 (4.3)

  Ear pruritus

9 (19.1)

2 (3.6)

20 (14.1)

5 (3.6)

  Edema mouth

0

0

24 (16.9)

6 (4.3)

  Eye pruritus

0

1 (1.8)

4 (2.8)

6 (4.3)

  Throat irritation

14 (29.8)

1 (1.8)

47 (33.1)

10 (7.1)

  Nasal passage irritation

1 (2.1)

2 (3.6)

6 (4.2)

9 (6.4)

  Skin pruritus

2 (4.3)

2 (3.6)

6 (4.2)

2 (1.4)

  1. AE, adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event; TRAE, treatment-related adverse event.