Table 2 Summary of adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs

From: Efficacy and safety of levodopa–carbidopa intestinal gel from a study in Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean advanced Parkinson’s disease patients

 

Number of patients (%)

 

Number of patients (%)

Any AE

31 (100)

Any serious AE

4 (12.9)

Any AE with reasonable possibility of being related to LCIG (drug/device)

30 (96.8)

Any serious AE with reasonable possibility of being related to LCIG (drug/device)

2 (6.5)

AEs occurring in 5% patients by preferred term

Serious AEs occurring in any patient by preferred term

 Incision site pain

13 (41.9)

 Abdominal pain

1 (3.2)

 Excessive granulation tissue

10 (32.3)

 Constipation

1 (3.2)

 Constipation

7 (22.6)

 Device dislocation

1 (3.2)

 Diarrhea

6 (19.4)

 Device kink

1 (3.2)

 Fall

6 (19.4)

 Disseminated intravascular coagulation

1 (3.2)

 Nasopharyngitis

6 (19.4)

 Femur fracture

1 (3.2)

 Blood homocysteine increased

5 (16.1)

 Gastrointestinal perforation

1 (3.2)

 Dyskinesia

5 (16.1)

 Melena

1 (3.2)

 Procedural pain

5 (16.1)

 Pneumonia aspiration

1 (3.2)

 Incision site erythema

4 (12.9)

 Sepsis

1 (3.2)

 Anemia

3 (9.7)

  

 Anxiety

3 (9.7)

  

 Tinea pedis

3 (9.7)

  

 Abdominal distension

2 (6.5)

  

 Abdominal pain

2 (6.5)

  

 Abdominal pain upper

2 (6.5)

  

 Blood pressure decreased

2 (6.5)

  

 Complication of device insertion

2 (6.5)

  

 Eczema

2 (6.5)

  

 Epistaxis

2 (6.5)

  

 Headache

2 (6.5)

  

 Incision site rash

2 (6.5)

  

 Insomnia

2 (6.5)

  

 Musculoskeletal pain

2 (6.5)

  

 Oropharyngeal pain

2 (6.5)

  

 Pneumonia aspiration

2 (6.5)

  

 Pruritis

2 (6.5)

  

 Pyrexia

2 (6.5)

  

 Stoma site infection

2 (6.5)

  

 Suture related complication

2 (6.5)

  

 Toothache

2 (6.5)

  

 Weight decreased

2 (6.5)

  
  1. Abbreviation: LCIG, levodopa–carbidopa intestinal gel.
  2. N=31. Gastrointestinal- and gastrointestinal procedure-related AEs are in bold.