Table 4

Summary of adverse events, serious adverse events, and discontinuations due to adverse events

Lumiracoxib 200mg od (n = 487)Lumiracoxib 400mg od (n = 491)Celecoxib 200mg od (n = 481)Placebo (n = 243)
Results are shown as No .
AE, adverse event GI, gastrointestinal od, once daily SAE, serious adverse event.
Patients with SAEs12 2.514 2.914 2.98 3.3
Patients with AEs280 57.5288 58.7256 53.2124 51.0
Discontinuations due to AEs42 8.643 8.847 9.821 8.6
Discontinuations due to GI AEs18 3.722 4.519 4.06 2.5