Drug Safety Information for VERSED (Midazolam hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for VERSED* (Midazolam 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 VERSED
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Renal failure1213
2Pain*1198
3Anxiety*1044
4Injury1016
5Unevaluable event880
6Hypotension861
7Fear820
8Death748
9Emotional distress740
10Multi-organ failure735
11Renal injury693
12Renal impairment661
13Anhedonia604
14Stress581
15Cardiac arrest514
16Renal failure acute509
17Drug interaction498
18Drug ineffective449
19Depression434
20Pyrexia417

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication7290
2Sedation3895
3Anaesthesia1855
4Sedative therapy913
5Induction of anaesthesia713
6Convulsion566
7General anaesthesia542
8Premedication517
9Agitation454
10Status epilepticus347

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


Types of Adverse Events for VERSED

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 66498


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VERSED

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 66498*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Midazolam hydrochloride (Midazolan, Dormicum, Hypnovel, Midazolam, Midazolam hcl, Midazolam maleate, Versed)

Charts are based on 66498 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.