Drug Safety Information for VESICARE (Solifenacin succinate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for VESICARE (SOLIFENACIN SUCCINATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for VESICARE* (Solifenacin succinate)

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 VESICARE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective1986
2Constipation*982
3Dry mouth*944
4Vision blurred*532
5Dizziness*513
6Off label use495
7Fatigue483
8Nausea*438
9Headache*428
10Fall406
11Urinary tract infection315
12Dyspnoea297
13Pain*291
14Asthenia288
15Diarrhoea275
16Malaise271
17Urinary retention265
18Confusional state*254
19Gait disturbance246
20Oedema peripheral245

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication8490
2Hypertonic bladder*5754
3Urinary incontinence1986
4Pollakiuria*1145
5Bladder disorder1074
6Incontinence*1019
7Micturition urgency796
8Urge incontinence432
9Nocturia305
10Urinary tract disorder223

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


Types of Adverse Events for VESICARE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 40054


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VESICARE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 40054*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Solifenacin succinate (Vesicare)

Charts are based on 40054 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.