Drug Safety Information for MULTAQ (Dronedarone hydrochloride)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for MULTAQ (DRONEDARONE HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for MULTAQ* (Dronedarone 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 MULTAQ
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Atrial fibrillation1050
2Dyspnoea566
3Cardiac failure326
4Fatigue318
5Drug interaction306
6Nausea*305
7Dizziness*292
8Diarrhoea280
9Blood creatinine increased280
10Asthenia246
11International normalised ratio increased225
12Gastrointestinal haemorrhage211
13Oedema peripheral192
14Cardiac failure congestive185
15Renal failure acute172
16Drug ineffective153
17Bradycardia147
18Malaise139
19Weight increased137
20Condition aggravated137

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Atrial fibrillation*10441
2Product used for unknown indication1695
3Arrhythmia*536
4Atrial flutter479
5Cardiac disorder181
6Heart rate irregular87
7Ventricular tachycardia80
8Arrhythmia prophylaxis61
9Hypertension56
10Cardioversion54

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


Types of Adverse Events for MULTAQ

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20304


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for MULTAQ

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20304*


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

Charts are based on 20304 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.