Drug Safety Information for AKINETON (Biperiden lactate)

Adverse Drug Reactions for AKINETON* (Biperiden lactate)

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 AKINETON
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug interaction221
2Neuroleptic malignant syndrome205
3Somnolence181
4Pyrexia163
5Tremor160
6Blood creatine phosphokinase increased136
7Suicide attempt135
8Overdose128
9Agitation125
10Insomnia117
11Fall117
12Confusional state113
13Extrapyramidal disorder112
14Delirium112
15Tachycardia102
16Anxiety101
17Pneumonia101
18Rhabdomyolysis100
19Aggression98
20Aspartate aminotransferase increased98

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication2619
2Schizophrenia791
3Extrapyramidal disorder630
4Parkinson's disease549
5Parkinsonism546
6Depression248
7Prophylaxis232
8Schizophrenia, paranoid type178
9Tremor170
10Bipolar i disorder143

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


Types of Adverse Events for AKINETON

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 16335


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for AKINETON

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 16335*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Biperiden lactate (Biperideno, Biperidene, Biperiden, Akineton)

Charts are based on 16335 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.