Drug Safety Information for ACLOVATE (Alclometasone dipropionate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for ACLOVATE* (Alclometasone dipropionate)

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 ACLOVATE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea13
2Fatigue13
3Pain12
4Diarrhoea11
5Headache11
6Depression10
7Vomiting10
8Restlessness9
9Anxiety8
10Asthenia8
11Pyrexia8
12Chest pain7
13Dizziness7
14Inflammatory bowel disease7
15Drug ineffective7
16Arthralgia6
17Dyspnoea6
18Hypertension6
19Neutropenia6
20Injury5

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication54
2Acne24
3Eczema21
4Rash20
5Prophylaxis20
6Dermatitis5
7Psoriasis4
8Non-small cell lung cancer4
9Rash maculo-papular4
10Dermatitis atopic3

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


Types of Adverse Events for ACLOVATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 796


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ACLOVATE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 796*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Alclometasone dipropionate (Aclovate, Modrasone)

Charts are based on 796 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.