Drug Safety Information for ACETYLCYSTEINE (Acetylcysteine)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for ACETADOTE (ACETYLCYSTEINE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ACETYLCYSTEINE* (Acetylcysteine)

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 ACETYLCYSTEINE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Dyspnoea304
2Pneumonia227
3Pyrexia221
4Renal failure178
5Hypotension163
6Nausea158
7Pain149
8Renal failure acute146
9Respiratory failure142
10Death132
11Fatigue130
12Vomiting128
13Anxiety127
14Asthenia126
15Diarrhoea119
16Anaemia112
17Drug interaction111
18Condition aggravated106
19Rash106
20Cough103

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication2242
2Prophylaxis320
3Bronchitis263
4Overdose259
5Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease237
6Cough206
7Productive cough202
8Toxicity to various agents176
9Nasopharyngitis113
10Lung disorder108

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


Types of Adverse Events for ACETYLCYSTEINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20160


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ACETYLCYSTEINE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20160*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Acetylcysteine (Fluimucil, Acetylcystein al, Bromuc, Acemuc, Acetadote, Mucosil-20, Cerefolin nac, Genac, Mucosil-10, Exomuc, Frekatuss, Alveolex, Siran, Mucosol, Parvolex, Ilube, Solmucol, Airbron, Acetabs, Mucomyst, Acetylcysteine)

Charts are based on 20160 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.