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Table 1 Most commonly reported adverse events in PATRO Children (incidence > 7.0) and PATRO Adults (incidence > 10.0)

From: Ten years with biosimilar rhGH in clinical practice in Sweden – experience from the prospective PATRO children and adult studies

MedDRA dictionary preferred termMaximum intensityTotal patients
n (%)
Incidencea
Mild
n (%)
Moderate
n (%)
Severe
n (%)
Missing
n (%)
PATRO Children
 Nasopharyngitis13 (9.6)3 (2.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)16 (11.8)31.70
 Ear infection1 (0.7)4 (2.9)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)5 (3.7)9.91
 Varicella2 (1.5)2 (1.5)0 (0.0)1 (0.7)5 (3.7)9.91
 Viral infection4 (2.9)1 (0.7)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)5 (3.7)9.91
 Headache1 (0.7)3 (2.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (2.9)7.93
 Pneumonia1 (0.7)3 (2.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (2.9)7.93
 Vomiting3 (2.2)1 (0.7)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (2.9)7.93
PATRO Adults
 Fatigue20 (6.8)6 (2.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)26 (8.9)23.82
 Arthralgia13 (4.4)3 (1.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.3)17 (5.8)15.58
 Headache9 (3.1)4 (1.4)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)13 (4.4)11.91
 Nasopharyngitis11 (3.8)2 (0.7)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)13 (4.4)11.91
 Dizziness9 (3.1)1 (0.3)2 (0.7)0 (0.0)12 (4.1)11.0
 Neoplasm progression1 (0.3)4 (1.4)7 (2.4)0 (0.0)12 (4.1)11.0
 Osteopenia12 (4.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)12 (4.1)11.0
 Edema peripheral7 (2.4)3 (1.0)1 (0.3)0 (0.0)11 (3.8)10.08
  1. aIncidence is defined as the number of patients with respective AE per 1000 patient-years; PATRO Children patient-years = 504.7, PATRO Adults patient-years = 1091.3
  2. AE Adverse event, PATRO Patients TReated with Omnitrope®