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Br J Ophthalmol 87:592-598 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.5.592
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    • Clinical science

Unoprostone as adjunctive therapy to timolol: a double masked randomised study versus brimonidine and dorzolamide

Table 3

Summary of drug related* treatment emergent adverse events

Percentage of patients (%)
Category Timolol + unoprostone (n=50) Timolol + brimonidine (n=48) Timolol + dorzolamide (n=48)
*Considered by the investigator to be related or possibly related to study medication.
†Events that occurred in >4% of the patients in any treatment group during adjunctive therapy.
Overall summary:
One or more drug related adverse events 22.0 22.9 29.2
    Ocular event 18.0 10.4 22.9
    Non-ocular event 4.0 14.6 16.7
Most common† drug related events:
Abnormal vision 0.0 4.2 0.0
Burning/stinging 4.0 4.2 14.6
Burning/stinging upon drug instillation 8.0 0.0 2.1
Dry mouth 0.0 2.1 4.2
Foreign body sensation 4.0 4.2 0.0
Headache 0.0 4.2 2.1
Hypertension 0.0 4.2 0.0
Itching 0.0 8.3 0.0
Lacrimation disorder 2.0 2.1 4.2
Nausea 0.0 0.0 4.2
Tachycardia 0.0 2.1 4.2
Taste perversion 0.0 0.0 4.2
Vertigo 0.0 2.1 6.3

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