Research Article

Real-World Evidence Evaluation on the Lipid Profile, Therapeutic Goals, and Safety of the Fixed-Dose Combination of Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe (Trezete®) in Dyslipidemia Patients

Table 6

Description of patients and adverse events displayed during the study.

VariableTotal n = 103 (%)

No. of subjects who presented AE20 (19.4)
Age, years (mean, SD)60.1 ± 13.9
Gender (men, %)10 (50.0)
Adverse event24 (%)
 COVID-19 pneumonia2 (8.3)
 COVID-193 (12.5)
 Viral bronchitis1 (4.2)
 Increased liver enzyme3 (12.5)
 Atrial fibrillation1 (4.2)
 Diabetic nephropathy1 (4.2)
 Constipation1 (4.2)
 Herpes zoster1 (4.2)
 Depression2 (8.3)
 Increased amylase1 (4.2)
 Irritable bowel syndrome1 (4.2)
 Cervicitis1 (4.2)
 Dizziness1 (4.2)
 Hyperkalemia1 (4.2)
 Pharyngitis1 (4.2)
 Orthostatic hypotension1 (4.2)
 Myalgia1 (4.2)
 Urinary tract infection by E. coli1 (4.2)
Seriousness
 Serious2 (8.3)
 Nonserious22 (91.7)
Severity
 Mild9 (37.5)
 Moderate15 (62.5)
Causality
 Improbable13 (54.2)
 Possible10 (41.7)
 Probable1 (4.2)
Expectability
 Expected7 (29.2)
 Unexpected17 (70.8)

Reported with frequencies (percentages). Although a hyperkalemia adverse event was reported, the median potassium concentrations were not above the normal range at any time during the follow up of patients.