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Table 3 Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (≥2% in any group; safety set)

From: Lithium as add-on to quetiapine XR in adult patients with acute mania: a 6-week, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Adverse event,n(%)

Quetiapine XR + Lithium (n= 173)

Quetiapine XR + Placebo (n= 183)

Tremor

27 (15.6)

9 (4.9)

Somnolence

22 (12.7)

10 (5.5)

Constipation

16 (9.2)

16 (8.7)

Dry mouth

14 (8.1)

14 (7.7)

Dizziness

11 (6.4)

8 (4.4)

Insomnia

11 (6.4)

12 (6.6)

Headache

9 (5.2)

11 (6.0)

Pyrexia

10 (5.8)

9 (4.9)

Diarrhea

8 (4.6)

2 (1.1)

Vomiting

8 (4.6)

0

Sedation

5 (2.9)

3 (1.6)

Dysarthria

4 (2.3)

2 (1.1)

Nausea

5 (2.9)

3 (1.6)

Weight increased

2 (1.2)

5 (2.7)

Increased appetite

4 (2.3)

1 (0.5)

  1. Patients with multiple events falling under the same category are counted only once in that category.