Drug Safety Information for TAMIFLU (Oseltamivir phosphate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for TAMIFLU (OSELTAMIVIR PHOSPHATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TAMIFLU* (Oseltamivir phosphate)

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 TAMIFLU
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Abnormal behaviour698
2Hallucination436
3Vomiting*431
4Pregnancy336
5Pneumonia301
6Pyrexia*298
7Nausea*280
8Convulsion270
9Influenza270
10Diarrhoea*248
11Overdose233
12Death232
13Delirium232
14Confusional state212
15Drug ineffective197
16Dyspnoea190
17Rash175
18Anxiety*169
19Insomnia*155
20Respiratory failure155

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Influenza*8419
2Product used for unknown indication3793
3H1n1 influenza1300
4Antiviral prophylaxis606
5Prophylaxis*337
6Avian influenza210
7Influenza like illness*183
8Influenza immunisation125
9Influenza virus test positive114
10Viral infection*78

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


Types of Adverse Events for TAMIFLU

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 26824


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TAMIFLU

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 26824*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Oseltamivir phosphate (Gs4104, Tamiflu)

Charts are based on 26824 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.