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Table 5 Number of patients (%) with the most commonly reported adverse events in the maintenance treatment phase (≥2 % in any treatment group; safety population)

From: Randomized, multicenter study: on-demand versus continuous maintenance treatment with esomeprazole in patients with non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease

 

Patients [n (%)]

 

On-demand (n = 301)

Continuous (n = 294a)

Flatulence

15 (5.0)

12 (4.1)

Abdominal pain

10 (3.3)

9 (3.1)

Diarrhea

6 (2.0)

9 (3.1)

Constipation

9 (3.0)

5 (1.7)

Viral infection

12 (4.0)

8 (2.7)

Headache

5 (1.7)

7 (2.4)

Respiratory infection

7 (2.3)

6 (2.0)

Gastroenteritis

7 (2.3)

9 (3.1)

Back pain

5 (1.7)

7 (2.4)

Arthralgia

2 (0.7)

6 (2.0)

  1. aThree patients did not take any study drug and were therefore excluded from the safety population