Percentage of patients complaining of the three commonest symptoms in relation to infusion number
| Symptoms | Infusion number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (n=41) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| (30 mg) | (60 mg) | (60 mg) | (60 mg) | (placebo) | |
| Headache | 22 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Hot/flushed | 38 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Shivering/rigors | 32 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Group B (n=33) | (placebo) | (60 mg) | (60 mg) | (60 mg) | (30 mg) |
| Headache | 15 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| Hot/flushed | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shivering/rigors | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |