Drug Safety Information for VISTARIL (Hydroxyzine hydrochloride)

Adverse Drug Reactions for VISTARIL* (Hydroxyzine 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 VISTARIL
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea1146
2Dyspnoea1018
3Vomiting919
4Pain852
5Pyrexia839
6Fatigue*821
7Drug ineffective*789
8Headache*782
9Anxiety*755
10Diarrhoea751
11Pruritus744
12Rash710
13Toxicity to various agents691
14Completed suicide684
15Fall633
16Depression621
17Dizziness*618
18Insomnia610
19Asthenia594
20Anaemia563

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication12260
2Pruritus*4896
3Anxiety*4420
4Premedication1563
5Insomnia*1229
6Ill-defined disorder1182
7Depression*779
8Hypersensitivity778
9Urticaria*726
10Nausea527

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


Types of Adverse Events for VISTARIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 108325


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for VISTARIL

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 108325*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Hydroxyzine hydrochloride (Orgatrax, Vistaril, Atarax, Hydroxyzine, Hydroxyzine hcl)

Charts are based on 108325 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.