Table 2

 Treatment emergent AEs

DB phase,% of patientsOLE phase,% of patients
Placebo (n = 113)Sildenafil (n = 104)Sildenafil (n = 206)
*AEs occurring in ⩾3% patients of either treatment group; †may include MS relapse not specified as such.
AE, adverse event; DB, double blind; MS, multiple sclerosis; OLE, open label extension.
Patients with AEs of all43.466.373
causalities
Patients with treatment6.242.341
related AEs
Patients with serious AEs2.72.96
Patients with severe AEs3.59.610
Patients discontinued due0.902
to AEs
Most common AEs, all
causality* (treatment related)
    Headache7 (4)27 (21)23 (19)
    Flushing2 (2)13 (13)16 (15)
    Weakness†1 (0)6 (0)4 (0)
    MS relapse2 (0)7 (0)10 (0)
    Rhinitis1 (0)6 (4)7 (2)
    Chromatopsia04 (4)4 (4)
    Dyspepsia06 (3)6 (4)