Drug Safety Information for ALREX (Loteprednol etabonate)

Safety-related Labeling Changes for ZYLET (LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; TOBRAMYCIN) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ALREX* (Loteprednol etabonate)

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 ALREX
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Eye irritation170
2Vision blurred113
3Eye pain102
4Off label use97
5Drug ineffective81
6Ocular hyperaemia77
7Headache68
8Dizziness54
9Nausea54
10Dry eye50
11Condition aggravated46
12Foreign body sensation in eyes46
13Lacrimation increased45
14Pain45
15Visual acuity reduced44
16Eye pruritus43
17Dyspnoea42
18Intraocular pressure increased42
19Fatigue41
20Anxiety35

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication539
2Dry eye*441
3Postoperative care237
4Eye inflammation161
5Glaucoma70
6Blepharitis58
7Keratitis58
8Hypersensitivity49
9Eye disorder48
10Eye irritation46

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


Types of Adverse Events for ALREX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5604


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ALREX

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 5604*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Loteprednol etabonate (Alrex, Loteprednol, Lotemax)

Charts are based on 5604 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.