Drug Safety Information for NARDIL (Phenelzine sulfate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for NARDIL* (Phenelzine sulfate)

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 NARDIL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective217
2Depression158
3Product quality issue114
4Headache*105
5Anxiety101
6Feeling abnormal85
7Weight increased*83
8Insomnia*82
9Drug interaction75
10Dizziness74
11Fatigue67
12Hypertension56
13Malaise56
14Nausea55
15Drug effect decreased50
16Somnolence*50
17Condition aggravated45
18Fall42
19Serotonin syndrome41
20Panic attack41

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Depression*2315
2Product used for unknown indication288
3Major depression*162
4Panic disorder156
5Ill-defined disorder152
6Panic attack129
7Anxiety*125
8Bipolar disorder102
9Obsessive-compulsive disorder50
10Bipolar i disorder40

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


Types of Adverse Events for NARDIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5591


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for NARDIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5591*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Phenelzine sulfate (Phenelzine sulfate, Nardelzine, Phenelzine, Nardil, Phenelzine sulphate)

Charts are based on 5591 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.