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Table 4 Summary of overall adverse events in the entire population and the Canadian subpopulation in two trials

From: Efficacy and safety of ragweed sublingual immunotherapy in Canadian patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

Entire population

Entire population

Canadian subpopulation

 

6 Amb a 1-U MK-3641 (n =385)

12 Amb a 1-U MK-3641 (n =381)

PBO (n =386)

6 Amb a 1-U MK-3641 (n =112)

12 Amb a 1-U MK-3641 (n =110)

PBO (n =115)

AE Category, n (%)

 Any TEAEs

296 (76.9)

307 (80.6)

264 (68.4)

100 (89.3)

104 (94.5)

93 (80.9)

 Any TRAEs

213 (55.3)

233 (61.2)

98 (25.4)

84 (75.0)

89 (80.9)

39 (33.9)

 Any serious TEAEs

5 (1.3)

3 (0.8)

4 (1.0)

1 (0.9)

0

1 (0.9)

 Any serious TRAEs

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Any TEAEs leading to study discontinuation

31 (8.1)

35 (9.2)

9 (2.3)

16 (14.3)

15 (13.6)

2 (1.7)

 Any TRAEs leading to study discontinuation

26 (6.8)

31 (8.1)

6 (1.6)

14 (12.5)

14 (12.7)

1 (0.9)

TRAEs in ≥5% of subjects, n (%)

 Oral pruritus

83 (21.6)

66 (17.3)

10 (2.6)

40 (35.7)

36 (32.7)

7 (6.1)

 Ear pruritus

54 (14.0)

54 (14.2)

6 (1.6)

24 (21.4)

30 (27.3)

2 (1.7)

 Throat irritation

90 (23.4)

96 (25.2)

21 (5.4)

39 (34.8)

43 (39.1)

9 (7.8)

 Mouth edema

38 (9.9)

37 (9.7)

2 (0.5)

20 (17.9)

17 (15.5)

2 (1.7)

 Eye pruritus

16 (4.2)

15 (3.9)

5 (1.3)

9 (8.0)

5 (4.5)

1 (0.9)

 Nasal passage irritation

14 (3.6)

15 (3.9)

14 (3.6)

7 (6.3)

5 (4.5)

2 (1.7)

 Skin pruritus

24 (6.2)

10 (2.6)

6 (1.6)

12 (10.7)

3 (2.7)

2 (1.7)

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