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Table 2 Most reported adverse events in the AE-Sample (n = 4769) compared to the Swiss prescribing guidance

From: Determinants of persistence in hypertensive patients treated with irbesartan: results of a postmarketing survey

 

AE-Sample

Swiss prescribing guidance

Total

383 (8.0%)

 

Dizziness

65 (1.4%)

>1%

Nausea

53 (1.1%)

>1%

Headache

43 (0.9%)

>1%

Dyspepsia

24 (0.5%)

0.5–1%

Diarrhea

18 (0.4%)

0.5–1%

Palpitation

17 (0.4%)

Not mentioned

Cough

15 (0.3%)

0.5–1%

Fatigue

15 (0.3%)

>1%

Vomiting

11 (0.2%)

>1%

Tachycardia

10 (0.2%)

0.5–1%