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Table 3 Summary of adverse events among the included RCTs

From: Efficacy and safety of calcitonin-gene-related peptide binding monoclonal antibodies for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine – an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

 

CGRP mAb(n/N)

Placebo(n/N)

I2

odds ratio [95% CI]

p value

Withdrawal due to AEs

38/1898

35/2504

0%

1.46[0.90,2.37]

0.12

Specific AEs

 any serious events

1115/1898

1472/2504

25%

1.02[0.90,1.15]

0.79

 dizziness

29/835

31/1313

0%

1.47[0.87,2.49]

0.15

 fatigue

36/1515

39/1825

0%

1.15[0.72,1.83]

0.55

 influenza

26/1231

41/1758

5%

0.87[0.53,1.45]

0.6

 injection site pain

167/1501

148/1837

35%

1.44[1.13,1.84]

0.004

 migraine

12/1086

17/1379

11%

0.83[0.41,1.71]

0.62

 nasopharyngitis

115/1817

163/2422

1%

0.96[0.75,1.24]

0.78

 nausea

34/1553

61/1919

0%

0.68[0.45,1.05]

0.08

 upper respiratory tract infection

117/1692

123/2072

0%

1.25[0.96,1.63]

0.1

 urinary tract infection

22/1270

33/1519

0%

0.91[0.53,1.56]

0.73