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Table 4 Treatment-emergent adverse events in ≥3% of mITT subjects

From: A randomized trial of tigecycline versus ampicillin-sulbactam or amoxicillin-clavulanate for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections

Adverse Event

Tigecycline

Comparator

 

N = 268

N = 263

 

n (%)

n (%)

Nausea*

117

(43.7)

44

(16.7)

Vomiting*

64

(23.9)

14

(5.3)

Diarrhea*

39

(14.6)

14

(5.3)

Constipation

17

(6.3)

22

(8.4)

Dyspepsia

17

(6.3)

7

(2.7)

Headache

20

(7.5)

22

(8.4)

Pain

15

(5.6)

18

(6.8)

Abdominal pain

17

(6.3)

7

(2.7)

Fever

9

(3.4)

6

(2.3)

Chest pain

6

(2.2)

8

(3.0)

Insomnia

22

(8.2)

17

(6.5)

Anxiety

9

(3.4)

7

(2.7)

Dizziness

9

(3.4)

6

(2.3)

Hypokalemia*

6

(2.2)

17

(6.5)

Pruritis

15

(5.6)

16

(6.1)

Hypertension

8

(3.0)

9

(3.4)

Anemia

8

(3.0)

7

(2.7)

  1. *Significant between-group difference (p < 0.05). Pain was a general category for any pain without a more specific category (e.g., abdominal pain). mITT, modified intent-to-treat.