The incidence of severe side effects in this group is low.
Some researchers believe that the incidence of such side effects, in varying degrees, may be as high as 15 percent.
Several workers have reported disappointing results in a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects.
It is considered to be a moderately strong muscle relaxant, with relatively low incidence of side effects.
It contains no whole bacterial cells, which is thought to be responsible for its lower incidence of side effects.
It also appears that the incidence of side effects from the combined drug increases with the length of treatment.
The relative incidence of major adverse effects has been carefully described:
The trial also found a high incidence of side effects, including nausea and back pain.
Compared to amphotericin B, caspofungin seems to have a relatively low incidence of side effects.
The incidence of reported adverse effects ranged from 1.3% to 36%.