Adult Patients
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
The following table shows reactions based upon clinical trials with Optiray (ioversol) in 4,187 patients. Adverse reactions are listed by organ system according to clinical importance. More severe reactions are listed before others in a system regardless of incidence. The most common reaction is nausea, occurring at a rate of 1 percent.
Cardiac disorders
Cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, atrioventricular block complete, atrioventricular block, nodal rhythm, bradycardia, angina pectoris, palpitations
Ear and labyrinth disorders
Vertigo, tinnitus
Eye disorders
Vision blurred, periorbital edema, conjunctivitis
Gastrointestinal disorders
Vomiting, abdominal pain, dysphagia, dry mouth
General disorders and administration site conditions
Chest pain, pain, injection site pain, injection site hematoma, extravasation, pyrexia, swelling, asthenia, malaise, fatigue, chills
Infections and infestations
Rhinitis
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications
Heart injury, vascular pseudoaneurysm
Investigations
Electrocardiogram ST segment depression, blood pressure decreased
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Acidosis
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Muscular weakness, muscle spasms, back pain
Nervous system disorders
Cerebral infarction, aphasia, tremor, dizziness, presyncope, headache, paraesthesia, dysgeusia
Psychiatric disorders
Hallucination, visual hallucination, disorientation, anxiety
Renal and urinary disorders
Urinary retention, renal pain, polyuria
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders
Laryngeal edema, hypoxia, pulmonary edema, dyspnea, hyperventilation, cough, sneezing,
nasal congestion
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Urticaria, rash, pruritus, swelling face, hyperhidrosis, erythema
Vascular disorders
Hypertension, hypotension, arterial spasm, vasospasm, vasodilation, flushing
Pediatric Patients
In clinical trials involving 311 patients for pediatric angiocardiography, contrast enhanced computed tomographic imaging of the head and body, and intravenous excretory urography; 6% of patients reported an adverse reactions, with the most common adverse reactions being nausea and fever. Adverse reactions reported were similar in quality and frequency to the adverse events reported by adults.