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Table 3 Treatment-emergent adverse events occurring in ≥ 1.5% patients in the galcanezumab group

From: Galcanezumab in episodic migraine: the phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled PERSIST study

Preferred term, n (%)

Galcanezumab 120 mg (N = 261)

Placebo (N = 259)

Patients with ≥ 1 TEAE

130 (49.8)

112 (43.2)

Injection site pain

19 (7.3)

16 (6.2)

Upper respiratory tract infection

14 (5.4)

13 (5.0)

Injection site pruritis

13 (5.0)

0

Injection site reaction

10 (3.8)

1 (0.4)

Dizziness

9 (3.4)

6 (2.3)

Nasopharyngitis

7 (2.7)

9 (3.5)

Injection site discomfort

6 (2.3)

0

Protein urine present

6 (2.3)

4 (1.5)

Pyrexia

6 (2.3)

3 (1.2)

Abdominal discomfort

5 (1.9)

2 (0.8)

Aspartate aminotransferase increased

5 (1.9)

0

Injection site erythema

5 (1.9)

0

Alanine aminotransferase increased

4 (1.5)

0

Blood creatinine phosphokinase increased

4 (1.5)

0

Diarrhea

4 (1.5)

6 (2.3)

Pruritis

4 (1.5)

2 (0.8)

  1. TEAE Treatment-emergent adverse event, N Number of patients in the analysis population, n number of patients within each specific category