Drug Safety Information for SOMA (Carisoprodol)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for SOMA (CARISOPRODOL) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for SOMA* (Carisoprodol)

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 SOMA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Completed suicide1194
2Pain1022
3Nausea865
4Drug ineffective816
5Toxicity to various agents723
6Headache*716
7Anxiety658
8Depression654
9Cardiac arrest599
10Insomnia587
11Respiratory arrest585
12Vomiting571
13Dyspnoea559
14Fatigue544
15Back pain522
16Fall505
17Dizziness*485
18Pain in extremity463
19Arthralgia423
20Diarrhoea420

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication7156
2Muscle spasms*3595
3Muscle relaxant therapy2523
4Pain*2462
5Back pain*1506
6Fibromyalgia*577
7Ill-defined disorder507
8Insomnia254
9Myalgia*244
10Sleep disorder239

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


Types of Adverse Events for SOMA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 70621


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SOMA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 70621*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Carisoprodol (Rela, Mio relax, Soma, Carisoprodol)

Charts are based on 70621 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.