Table 2

Adverse events in 91 treated patients over 48 weeks

50 mg once per day100 mg two times per dayTotal
Patients, n464591
AEs reported in ≥10% of patients in either dose group, n (%)*


 Cough11 (23.9)14 (31.1)25 (27.5)
 Rash†6 (13.0)8 (17.8)14 (15.4)
 Dyspnoea6 (13.0)7 (15.6)13 (14.3)
 Nausea5 (10.9)5 (11.1)10 (11.0)
 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‡6 (13.0)3 (6.7)9 (9.9)
 Fatigue3 (6.5)5 (11.1)8 (8.8)
 Lower respiratory tract infection2 (4.3)6 (13.3)8 (8.8)
 Upper respiratory tract infection1 (2.2)7 (15.6)8 (8.8)
SAEs, n (%)*
 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis‡1 (2.2)2 (4.4)3 (3.3)
 Dyspnoea1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Haemoptysis1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Cardiac failure1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Pneumothorax01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Pulmonary embolism01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Pneumonia1 (2.2)1 (2.2)2 (2.2)
 Bacteraemia1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Campylobacter infection1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Cellulitis1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Infectious pleural effusion01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Lower respiratory tract infection01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Lower respiratory tract infection viral01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Parainfluenzae virus infection01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Septic embolus1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Lung adenocarcinoma stage I01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Prostate cancer01 (2.2)1 (1.1)
 Cerebral infarction1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Embolic stroke1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Chest discomfort1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
 Musculoskeletal chest pain1 (2.2)01 (1.1)
  • *n (%) for AEs and SAEs are frequency (percentage) of patients with the event reported.

  • †Rash includes the following preferred terms: rash, rash macular, rash papular, rash erythematous and rash pruritic.

  • ‡The idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) preferred term includes progression, deterioration, exacerbation and worsening of IPF.

  • AEs, adverse events; SAEs, serious adverse events.