Drug Safety Information for AZOR (Amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for AZOR (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for AZOR* (Amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil)

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 AZOR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Flushing86
2Dizziness*76
3Diarrhoea72
4Nausea71
5Fatigue62
6Pruritus*59
7Drug ineffective56
8Asthenia51
9Oedema peripheral49
10Headache*48
11Pain46
12Dyspnoea44
13Vomiting44
14Arthralgia43
15Pain in extremity42
16Back pain40
17Weight decreased37
18Paraesthesia33
19Fall31
20Dehydration31

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking AZOR
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*1563
2Product used for unknown indication665
3Blood pressure149
4Blood pressure abnormal60
5Blood pressure increased25
6Anxiety15
7Cardiac disorder14
8Malignant hypertension9
9Arthritis6
10Arteriosclerosis3

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


Types of Adverse Events for AZOR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4601


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for AZOR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4601*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Amlodipine besylate; olmesartan medoxomil (Azor)

Charts are based on 4601 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.