Drug Safety Information for CARAFATE (Sucralfate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for CARAFATE* (Sucralfate)

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 CARAFATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*632
2Diarrhoea481
3Vomiting478
4Pain*472
5Fatigue427
6Dyspnoea409
7Abdominal pain342
8Asthenia325
9Dizziness325
10Drug ineffective*300
11Chest pain288
12Pyrexia286
13Pneumonia284
14Anaemia284
15Weight decreased272
16Anxiety270
17Abdominal pain upper267
18Headache*264
19Dehydration252
20Gastrooesophageal reflux disease251

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication4426
2Gastrooesophageal reflux disease1155
3Gastric disorder531
4Ulcer*451
5Gastric ulcer*371
6Gastritis*361
7Abdominal discomfort260
8Dyspepsia252
9Prophylaxis209
10Crohn's disease*166

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


Types of Adverse Events for CARAFATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 42768


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for CARAFATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 42768*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Sucralfate (Antepsin, Ulcogant, Carafate, Sucralfate, Ulsanic)

Charts are based on 42768 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.