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Table 3 Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events During Open-Label Treatment (Safety Population)

From: The safety and tolerability of cariprazine in long-term treatment of schizophrenia: a post hoc pooled analysis

Summary of Adverse Events

Cariprazine

1.5–3 mg/d

n = 170

n (%)

Cariprazine

4.5–6 mg/d

n = 361

n (%)

Cariprazine

9 mg/d

n = 148

n (%)

Cariprazine

Overall

N = 679

n (%)

Patients with ≥1 TEAE

141 (82.9)

287 (79.5)

127 (85.8)

555 (81.7)

Patients with ≥1 SAE

17 (10.0)

37 (10.2)

28 (18.9)

82 (12.1)

Deaths

0

1 (0.3)

0

1 (0.1)

AEs leading to discontinuations

28 (16.5)

29 (8.0)

27 (18.2)a

84 (12.4)

AEs leading to study discontinuation in >2% in any group

 Akathisia

4 (2.4)

1 (0.3)

0

5 (0.7)

 Schizophrenia

5 (2.9)

7 (1.9)

9 (6.1)

21 (3.1)

 Psychotic disorder

2 (1.2)

3 (0.8)

8 (5.4)

13 (1.9)

Incidence of common TEAEs (≥5% in any group)

 Akathisia

40 (23.5)

45 (12.5)

20 (13.5)

105 (15.5)

 Insomnia

22 (12.9)

43 (11.9)

25 (16.9)

90 (13.3)

 Headache

25 (14.7)

47 (13.0)

15 (10.1)

87 (12.8)

 Weight increased

23 (13.5)

38 (10.5)

10 (6.8)

71 (10.5)

 Anxiety

10 (5.9)

36 (10.0)

12 (8.1)

58 (8.5)

 Tremor

17 (10.0)

19 (5.3)

11 (7.4)

47 (6.9)

 Extrapyramidal disorder

11 (6.5)

22 (6.1)

12 (8.1)

45 (6.6)

 Schizophrenia

11 (6.5)

12 (3.3)

16 (10.8)

39 (5.7)

 Nausea

12 (7.1)

20 (5.5)

6 (4.1)

38 (5.6)

 Restlessness

13 (7.6)

17 (4.7)

8 (5.4)

38 (5.6)

 Dyspepsia

9 (5.3)

18 (5.0)

10 (6.8)

37 (5.4)

 Nasopharyngitis

10 (5.9)

19 (5.3)

5 (3.4)

34 (5.0)

 Blood creatine phosphokinase increased

7 (4.1)

17 (4.7)

9 (6.1)

33 (4.9)

 Dizziness

8 (4.7)

18 (5.0)

7 (4.7)

33 (4.9)

 Psychotic disorder

4 (2.4)

13 (3.6)

13 (8.8)

30 (4.4)

 Constipation

8 (4.7)

18 (5.0)

2 (1.4)

28 (4.1)

 Somnolence

6 (3.5)

11 (3.0)

9 (6.1)

26 (3.8)

 Dry mouth

5 (2.9)

5 (1.4)

11 (7.4)

21 (3.1)

 Back pain

2 (1.2)

18 (5.0)

1 (0.7)

21 (3.1)

  1. aOne cariprazine 9 mg/d patient had an AE resulting in discontinuation that was previously categorized as withdrawal of consent