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Table 4 Summary of serious adverse events (safety population)

From: Safety and tolerability of donepezil 23 mg with or without intermediate dose titration in patients with Alzheimer’s disease taking donepezil 10 mg: a multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-design, three-arm, prospective trial

Subject

Age

Sex

Study group

Event

Sx. onset (after study initiation)

Relationship to study drug

Seriousness

Dropout

1

78

F

Group 1

Acute cerebral infarct

41 days

Not related

Severe

no

2

78

M

Group 1

Diabetic foot

27 days

Not related

Moderate

no

3

76

M

Group 1

1st seizure (post-stroke)

2 days

Not related

Moderate

yes

4

85

F

Group 2

Fall

47 days

Not related

Mild

yes

5

68

M

Group 2

Unruptured cerebral aneurysm

25 days

Not related

Mild

no

6

76

F

Group 2

Dizziness, facial bone fx.

11 days

Probably related

Moderate

yes

7

78

M

Group 2

Inguinal hernia

2 days

Not related

Moderate

no

8

56

F

Group 3

Lumber sprain

40 days

Not related

Mild

no

9

77

F

Group 3

Influenza A, APN, gastroenteritis

47 days

Not related

Moderate

no

10

81

F

Group 3

Femur fx. after slip down

14 days

Not related

Moderate

no

11

78

F

Group 3

Nausea, vomiting, chilling

0 day

Possibly related

Severe

yes

  1. Relationships between the study drug and AEs were rated as unrelated, possibly related, or probably related