Drug Safety Information for LATUDA (Lurasidone hydrochloride)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for LATUDA ( LURASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for LATUDA* (Lurasidone hydrochloride)

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 LATUDA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective75
2Weight increased68
3Insomnia65
4Off label use63
5Depression60
6Suicidal ideation57
7Nausea57
8Tremor56
9Agitation54
10Dyspnoea54
11Psychotic disorder53
12Anxiety52
13Rash51
14Vomiting49
15Fall47
16Feeling abnormal46
17Aggression45
18Dizziness45
19Fatigue43
20Confusional state41

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication761
2Bipolar disorder742
3Schizophrenia492
4Depression394
5Bipolar i disorder392
6Schizoaffective disorder224
7Bipolar ii disorder122
8Anxiety113
9Psychotic disorder112
10Schizophrenia, paranoid type111

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


Types of Adverse Events for LATUDA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5395


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for LATUDA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5395*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Lurasidone hydrochloride (Latuda)

Charts are based on 5395 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.

Click to go back to search results and LATUDA Reviews and Review Summary .

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.