Drug Safety Information for METHYLPREDNISOLONE (Methylprednisolone)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for MEDROL (METHYLPREDNISOLONE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for DEPO-MEDROL (METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Safety-related Labeling Changes for SOLU-MEDROL (METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for METHYLPREDNISOLONE* (Methylprednisolone)

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 METHYLPREDNISOLONE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Pyrexia1325
2Dyspnoea1178
3Drug ineffective1075
4Nausea*995
5Pain*932
6Diarrhoea900
7Pneumonia849
8Headache*834
9Vomiting819
10Arthralgia725
11Fatigue721
12Asthenia688
13Sepsis675
14Anaemia670
15Hypertension669
16Respiratory failure629
17Abdominal pain578
18Anxiety*571
19Rash569
20Hypotension567

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication8210
2Rheumatoid arthritis*4510
3Premedication4269
4Renal transplant3500
5Immunosuppression2567
6Prophylaxis against transplant rejection1318
7Liver transplant1099
8Graft versus host disease952
9Asthma*860
10Prophylaxis against graft versus host disease723

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


Types of Adverse Events for METHYLPREDNISOLONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 128550


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for METHYLPREDNISOLONE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 128550*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Methylprednisolone (Medipred, Methylprednisolone, Medralone, Methylpred, Urbason, Solu-medrone, Medrol)

Charts are based on 128550 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.