Drug Safety Information for AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN (Amlodipine besylate; valsartan)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for EXFORGE (AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; VALSARTAN) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN* (Amlodipine besylate; valsartan)

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 AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Blood pressure increased359
2Hypertension351
3Death297
4Oedema peripheral286
5Dizziness264
6Fall246
7Malaise241
8Dyspnoea226
9Cerebrovascular accident221
10Headache208
11Drug ineffective204
12Fatigue198
13Nausea176
14Diabetes mellitus173
15Pain160
16Pneumonia158
17Asthenia149
18Pain in extremity144
19Diarrhoea136
20Hypotension135

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

Top 10 Reasons for Taking AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*10179
2Product used for unknown indication1475
3Blood pressure481
4Blood pressure abnormal212
5Essential hypertension123
6Blood pressure increased66
7Cardiac disorder33
8Blood pressure management24
9Blood pressure inadequately controlled23
10Diabetic nephropathy21

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


Types of Adverse Events for AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20836


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for AMLODIPINE BESYLATE AND VALSARTAN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 20836*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Amlodipine besylate; valsartan (Exforge)

Charts are based on 20836 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.