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Table 3 Tolerability in the 3 Top-recruiting Countries (Czech Republic, United States, and Finland)

From: Efficacy and safety of fremanezumab in patients with migraine and inadequate response to prior preventive treatment: subgroup analyses by country of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

AEs, no. (%)

Placebo (n = 126)

Monthly fremanezumab (n = 134)

Quarterly fremanezumab (n = 133)

≥ 1 injection-site reaction AE

15 (12)

21 (16)

14 (10)

≥ 1 AE

52 (41)

63 (47)

55 (41)

≥ 1 SAE

3 (2)

0

1 (< 1)

AEs leading to discontinuation

2 (2)

0

2 (1)

AEsa

 Injection-site erythema

6 (5)

9 (7)

6 (4)

 Injection-site pain

4 (3)

9 (7)

3 (2)

 Injection-site induration

3 (2)

4 (3)

7 (5)

 Injection-site bruising

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (1)

 Injection-site pruritus

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (1)

 Nasopharyngitis

6 (5)

6 (5)

4 (3)

 Upper respiratory tract infection

1 (< 1)

7 (5)

 Influenza

0

2 (2)

4 (3)

 Nausea

2 (2)

3 (2)

2 (1)

 Constipation

2 (2)

3 (2)

0

 Dyspepsia

2 (2)

0

2 (1)

 Urinary tract infection

2 (2)

1 (< 1)

0

 Foot fracture

0

2 (2)

0

 Road traffic accident

0

2 (2)

0

 International normalized ratio increased

2 (2)

7 (5)

2 (1)

 Hemoglobin decreased

0

2 (2)

0

 Neck pain

0

1 (< 1)

3 (2)

 Pain in extremity

2 (2)

0

3 (2)

 Insomnia

1 (< 1)

3 (2)

3 (2)

 Anxiety

0

1 (< 1)

2 (1)

 Alopecia

2 (2)

1 (< 1)

1 (< 1)

  1. AE, adverse event, SAE, serious adverse event
  2. aAEs that occurred in ≥ 2 patients in any treatment group were reported