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Table 2 Rates of adverse events during the study period

From: A 14-week randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ginseng polysaccharide (Y-75)

Adverse event or safety variable

Y-75 (n= 36)

Placebo (n= 36)

Volunteer with at least one adverse event, n (%)

9 (25.00)

5 (13.89)

Total number of adverse events

14

5

Clinical adverse event leading to discontinuation of study drug

0

0

Serious adverse event

0

0

Probably drug-related adverse event

0

1

Most common adverse events (with incidence >5% of volunteers), n (%)

Gastrointestinal disease

3 (8.33)

2 (6.25)

Infection

3 (8.33)

1 (2.78)

Musculoskeletal and connective disease

2 (6.25)

1 (2.78)