Drug Safety Information for ACETAZOLAMIDE (Acetazolamide)

Adverse Drug Reactions for ACETAZOLAMIDE* (Acetazolamide)

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 ACETAZOLAMIDE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea*148
2Headache144
3Drug ineffective110
4Dyspnoea109
5Vomiting102
6Diarrhoea95
7Intraocular pressure increased94
8Pain*91
9Fatigue*88
10Dizziness*87
11Convulsion77
12Somnolence*73
13Condition aggravated72
14Asthenia71
15Renal failure acute66
16Visual acuity reduced65
17Anaemia65
18Vision blurred63
19Anxiety63
20Pneumonia62

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication1092
2Glaucoma*442
3Benign intracranial hypertension*273
4Epilepsy*261
5Intracranial pressure increased*182
6Intraocular pressure increased159
7Prophylaxis155
8Hypertension124
9Migraine108
10Convulsion68

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


Types of Adverse Events for ACETAZOLAMIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12159


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ACETAZOLAMIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 12159*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Acetazolamide (Diamox sequels, Diacarb, Apo-acetazolamide, Acetazolam, Edemox, Glaupax, Acetazolamide, Diamox)

Charts are based on 12159 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.