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Table 4 Adverse events

From: Efficacy of zoledronic acid for chronic low back pain associated with Modic changes in magnetic resonance imaging

Adverse events

ZA

Placebo

 

n = 20

n = 20

Participants with at least one adverse event

19 (95%)

7 (35%)

Acute phase reaction

  

  Flu like symptoms

2

3

  Fever

19

1

  Headache

6

1

  Myalgia

15

4

  Arthralgia

6

0

Abnormal blood results

  

  Elevated CRP

1

0

Serious adverse events

  

Prevalence of at least one serious adverse event

1

0

  At least one non-elective hospital admission

1

0

  Death

0

0

  1. ZA = zoledronic acid.