Drug Safety Information for TRILIPIX (Choline fenofibrate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for TRILIPIX (CHOLINE FENOFIBRATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for TRILIPIX* (Choline fenofibrate)

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 TRILIPIX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Flushing281
2Myalgia*217
3Nausea*183
4Pruritus174
5Headache*146
6Rash141
7Blood triglycerides increased132
8Blood creatinine increased129
9Fatigue112
10Diarrhoea*105
11Pain in extremity104
12Dizziness101
13Drug ineffective94
14Arthralgia93
15Feeling hot90
16Blood glucose increased85
17Pain84
18Muscle spasms84
19Hepatic enzyme increased83
20Dyspnoea81

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication2691
2Blood cholesterol increased*1237
3Blood triglycerides increased1092
4Blood cholesterol237
5Hyperlipidaemia131
6Dyslipidaemia114
7High density lipoprotein decreased102
8Hypertriglyceridaemia96
9Blood triglycerides69
10Low density lipoprotein increased67

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


Types of Adverse Events for TRILIPIX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 8538


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for TRILIPIX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 8538*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Choline fenofibrate (Fenofibric acid, Trilipix)

Charts are based on 8538 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.