Drug Safety Information for ATRIPLA (Efavirenz; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for ATRIPLA (EFAVIRENZ; EMTRICITABINE; TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for ATRIPLA* (Efavirenz; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

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 ATRIPLA
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Vomiting61
2Nausea*57
3Depression50
4Fatigue*47
5Diarrhoea45
6Dizziness*45
7Rash44
8Drug interaction44
9Pregnancy43
10Pyrexia42
11Drug ineffective40
12Abortion spontaneous39
13Anaemia39
14Asthenia36
15Insomnia*36
16Abnormal dreams*36
17Renal failure acute35
18Viral load increased35
19Headache34
20Renal failure34

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hiv infection*2441
2Product used for unknown indication268
3Antiretroviral therapy100
4Hiv test positive74
5Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome64
6Maternal exposure during pregnancy24
7Maternal exposure timing unspecified21
8Antiviral treatment19
9Urticaria16
10Asymptomatic hiv infection14

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


Types of Adverse Events for ATRIPLA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4712


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for ATRIPLA

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 4712*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Efavirenz; emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Atripla)

Charts are based on 4712 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.