Drug Safety Information for TRANSDERM SCOP (Scopolamine)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for TRANSDERM SCOP (SCOPOLAMINE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TRANSDERM SCOP* (Scopolamine)

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 TRANSDERM SCOP
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*427
2Vomiting*346
3Dizziness*291
4Diarrhoea290
5Pain260
6Abdominal pain241
7Dyspnoea230
8Headache*205
9Fatigue*185
10Pyrexia180
11Anxiety175
12Malaise162
13Asthenia150
14Confusional state*150
15Death143
16Constipation140
17Off label use138
18Fall134
19Pneumonia126
20Drug ineffective124

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication2743
2Salivary hypersecretion1205
3Motion sickness*1158
4Abdominal pain754
5Nausea*513
6Pain450
7Vertigo*268
8Prophylaxis against motion sickness265
9Abdominal pain upper242
10Irritable bowel syndrome233

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


Types of Adverse Events for TRANSDERM SCOP

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 25134


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TRANSDERM SCOP

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 25134*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Scopolamine (Donnatal, Bellatal, Scopoderm tts, Transderm-v, Alkabel, Haponal, Scoburen, Kwells, Buscopan, Donnatal extentabs, Transderm scop, Transderm v, Scopolamine cooper, Hyosophen, Stahist, Scopolamine)

Charts are based on 25134 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.