Drug Safety Information for SAVELLA (Milnacipran hydrochloride)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for SAVELLA (MILNACIPRAN HYDROCHLORIDE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for SAVELLA* (Milnacipran 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 SAVELLA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*527
2Headache*346
3Hyperhidrosis*258
4Dizziness*235
5Pain232
6Insomnia*212
7Vomiting208
8Drug ineffective202
9Depression194
10Fatigue179
11Blood pressure increased174
12Anxiety*169
13Suicidal ideation154
14Hot flush*135
15Palpitations133
16Heart rate increased130
17Dyspnoea126
18Tremor126
19Feeling abnormal120
20Rash120

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Fibromyalgia*6440
2Product used for unknown indication1075
3Depression*937
4Pain*377
5Neuralgia*155
6Insomnia100
7Neuropathy peripheral83
8Major depression*81
9Rheumatoid arthritis76
10Anxiety74

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


Types of Adverse Events for SAVELLA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15592


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SAVELLA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 15592*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Milnacipran hydrochloride (Milnacipran, Ixel, Savella)

Charts are based on 15592 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.