Drug Safety Information for PERSANTINE (Dipyridamole)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for PERSANTINE (DIPYRIDAMOLE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for PERSANTINE* (Dipyridamole)

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 PERSANTINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Cerebrovascular accident182
2Nausea171
3Dyspnoea*158
4Dizziness150
5Headache*144
6Vomiting139
7Pneumonia119
8Diarrhoea117
9Pyrexia115
10Drug interaction114
11Drug ineffective111
12Death105
13Fall104
14Malaise102
15Anaemia100
16Chest pain94
17Myalgia92
18Hypotension92
19Pain91
20Asthenia89

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1204
2Cardiac stress test295
3Transient ischaemic attack255
4Thrombosis prophylaxis254
5Anticoagulant therapy253
6Cerebrovascular accident241
7Prophylaxis236
8Antiplatelet therapy210
9Cerebrovascular accident prophylaxis153
10Angina pectoris100

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


Types of Adverse Events for PERSANTINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 16190


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for PERSANTINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 16190*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Dipyridamole (Persantin retard, Curantyl, Curantil, Persantine, Persantin, Dipyridamole, Iv persantine)

Charts are based on 16190 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.