Skip to main content

Table 4 Adverse Events (AE), coded according to MedDRA19.0

From: Effectiveness of aripiprazole once-monthly in schizophrenia patients pretreated with oral aripiprazole: a 6-month, real-life non-interventional study

Adverse Events, n (% of patients)

Any AE

153 (42.2)

TRAE

133 (39.7)

Specific TRAE occurring in ≥5% of patients

 Medication taken at inappropriate timea

60 (24.8)

TRAEs related to extrapyramidal symptoms

7 (2.9)

 Akathisia

1 (0.4)

 Dystonia

0 (0)

 Extrapyramidal disorder

1 (0.4)

 Muscle rigidity

0 (0)

 Muscle spasms

1 (0.4)

 Tremor

2 (0.8)

 Parkinsonism

1 (0.4)

 Parkinson gait

1 (0.4)

TRAEs related to weight change

1 (0.4)

 Weight increased

1 (0.4)

 Weight decreased

0 (0)

  1. Treatment related adverse events (TRAE) were defined as events probably or possibly caused by the medication as estimated by the treating clinician
  2. aIn most cases, oral aripiprazole was discontinued at an earlier time than recommended