Drug Safety Information for ALLEGRA-D (Fexofenadine; pseudoephedrine)

Adverse Drug Reactions for ALLEGRA-D* (Fexofenadine; pseudoephedrine)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with ALLEGRA-D
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective298
2Insomnia144
3Pain97
4Nausea88
5Headache85
6Dizziness81
7Dyspnoea78
8Feeling abnormal73
9Fatigue72
10Anxiety60
11Chest pain51
12Diarrhoea50
13Vomiting50
14Malaise49
15Abdominal pain44
16Injury42
17Depression42
18Somnolence42
19Deep vein thrombosis42
20Sinusitis41

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of ALLEGRA-D " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking ALLEGRA-D
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypersensitivity864
2Product used for unknown indication750
3Multiple allergies379
4Seasonal allergy214
5Nasal congestion105
6Rhinitis allergic98
7Rhinorrhoea32
8Sinusitis30
9Rhinitis29
10Sinus disorder19

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for ALLEGRA-D

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7151


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ALLEGRA-D

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 7151*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Fexofenadine; pseudoephedrine (Allegra-d)

Charts are based on 7151 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.