Table 2. Treatment-Emergent Adverse Experience Incidence in Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder1

   

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Panic Disorder

Social Anxiety Disorder

   

PAXIL

Placebo

PAXIL

Placebo

PAXIL

Placebo

Body System Preferred Term

(n = 542)

(n = 265)

(n = 469)

(n = 324)

(n = 425)

(n = 339)

Body as a Whole Asthenia

22%

14%

14%

5%

22%

14%

  Abdominal Pain

4%

3%

  Chest Pain

3%

2%

  Back Pain

3%

2%

  Chills

2%

1%

2%

1%

  Trauma

3%

1%

Cardiovascular Vasodilation

4%

1%

  Palpitation

2%

0%

Dermatologic Sweating

9%

3%

14%

6%

9%

2%

  Rash

3%

2%

Gastrointestinal Nausea

23%

10%

23%

17%

25%

7%

  Dry Mouth

18%

9%

18%

11%

9%

3%

  Constipation

16%

6%

8%

5%

5%

2%

  Diarrhea

10%

10%

12%

7%

9%

6%

  Decreased            
  Appetite

9%

3%

7%

3%

8%

2%

  Dyspepsia

4%

2%

  Flatulence

4%

2%

  Increased            
  Appetite

4%

3%

2%

1%

  Vomiting

2%

1%

Musculoskeletal Myalgia

4%

3%

Nervous System Insomnia

24%

13%

18%

10%

21%

16%

  Somnolence

24%

7%

19%

11%

22%

5%

  Dizziness

12%

6%

14%

10%

11%

7%

  Tremor

11%

1%

9%

1%

9%

1%

  Nervousness

9%

8%

8%

7%

  Libido Decreased

7%

4%

9%

1%

12%

1%

  Agitation

5%

4%

3%

1%

  Anxiety

5%

4%

5%

4%

  Abnormal            
  Dreams

4%

1%

  Concentration            
  Impaired

3%

2%

4%

1%

  Depersonalization

3%

0%

  Myoclonus

3%

0%

3%

2%

2%

1%

  Amnesia

2%

1%

Respiratory System Rhinitis

3%

0%

  Pharyngitis

4%

2%

  Yawn

5%

1%

Special Senses Abnormal Vision

4%

2%

4%

1%

  Taste Perversion

2%

0%

Urogenital System Abnormal            
  Ejaculation2

23%

1%

21%

1%

28%

1%

  Dysmenorrhea

5%

4%

  Female Genital            
  Disorder2

3%

0%

9%

1%

9%

1%

  Impotence2

8%

1%

5%

0%

5%

1%

  Urinary            
  Frequency

3%

1%

2%

0%

  Urination            
  Impaired

3%

0%

  Urinary Tract            
  Infection

2%

1%

2%

1%

1.Events reported by at least 2% of OCD, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder in patients treated with PAXIL are included, except the following events which had an incidence on placebo >PAXIL: [OCD]: Abdominal pain, agitation, anxiety,back pain, cough increased, depression, headache, hyperkinesia, infection, paresthesia, pharyngitis, respiratory disorder, rhinitis, and sinusitis. [panic disorder]: Abnormal dreams, abnormal vision, chest pain, cough increased, depersonalization, depression, dysmenorrhea, dyspepsia, flu syndrome, headache, infection, myalgia, nervousness, palpitation, paresthesia, pharyngitis, rash, respiratory disorder, sinusitis, taste perversion, trauma, urination impaired, and vasodilation. [social anxiety disorder]: Abdominal pain, depression, headache, infection, respiratory disorder, and sinusitis.
2.Percentage corrected for gender.

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