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According to the available data, nausea and vomiting were the most common adverse reactions in patients receiving zincalcetet in placebo-controlled studies and non-comparative studies.In most patients, nausea and vomiting were mild or moderate and of a transient nature. The reasons for the abolition of therapy due to adverse reactions were mainly nausea and vomiting.
The following are undesirable reactions that, based on the results of the causal analysis, have been judged on the basis of conclusive evidence, at least as related to the therapy with zincalcetate in placebo-controlled and non-comparative clinical trials, using the following frequency gradient: very often (≥1 / 10); often (≥1 / 100 - <1/10); infrequently (≥1 / 1000 - <1/100); rarely (≥1 / 10000 - <1/1000); very rarely (<1/10000); frequency is unknown.
Immune system disorders:
often * - hypersensitivity reactions.
Disorders from the metabolism and nutrition:
often anorexia, decreased appetite.
Disturbances from the nervous system:
often - convulsions **, dizziness, paresthesia, headache.
Heart Disease:
frequency unknown: worsening of the course of heart failure **, lengthening interval QT and ventricular arrhythmias as a consequence of hypocalcemia **.
Vascular disorders:
often: hypotension.
Disturbances from the respiratory system, chest and mediastinal organs:
often: infection of the upper respiratory tract, shortness of breath, cough.
Disorders from the gastrointestinal tract:
very often - nausea, vomiting; often - dyspepsia, diarrhea, abdominal pain, epigastric pain, constipation.
Disturbances from the skin and subcutaneous tissues:
often - a rash.
Disturbances from musculoskeletal and connective tissue:
often - myalgia, muscle spasm, back pain.
General disorders and disorders at the site of administration:
often: asthenia.
Laboratory and instrumental data:
often - hypocalcemia **, hypokalemia, decreased testosterone concentration **.
* - see section "Special instructions".
** - see subsection "Description of individual adverse reactions".
Description of individual adverse reactions
Hypersensitivity reactions
With the use of zincalcet in routine practice, hypersensitivity reactions, including angioedema and urticaria, were identified. The frequency of development of individual reactions, including angioedema and hives, can not be estimated on the basis of available data.
Arterial hypotension and / or worsening of heart failure
In patients with heart failure who took zincalcet in post-marketing safety observations, individual idiosyncratic cases of arterial hypotension and / or worsening of the course of heart failure were recorded; the frequency of development of these cases can not be estimated on the basis of available data.
Interval lengthening QT and ventricular arrhythmias as a consequence of hypocalcemia
When using zincalcet in routine practice, cases of lengthening of the interval QT and ventricular arrhythmias caused by hypocalcemia, but the rate of development of these disorders can not be estimated on the basis of available data (see section "Special instructions").
Children
Zincalcet is contraindicated in children. The effectiveness and safety of zincalcetes in children have not been studied. In a clinical study, a case of death in a patient with severe hypocalcemia was documented in children (see section "Special instructions").