Drug Safety Information for AVALIDE (Hydrochlorothiazide; irbesartan)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for AVALIDE (HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IRBESARTAN) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for AVALIDE* (Hydrochlorothiazide; irbesartan)

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 AVALIDE
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Nausea307
2Dizziness*288
3Fatigue*232
4Drug ineffective220
5Dyspnoea202
6Headache*201
7Blood pressure increased171
8Hypertension167
9Asthenia165
10Diarrhoea157
11Oedema peripheral153
12Pain*149
13Vomiting149
14Chest pain132
15Fall129
16Pain in extremity*128
17Myocardial infarction121
18Weight decreased119
19Insomnia117
20Arthralgia*112

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Hypertension*3067
2Product used for unknown indication891
3Blood pressure*260
4Renal disorder85
5Blood pressure increased*70
6Cardiovascular event prophylaxis65
7Blood pressure abnormal52
8Blood pressure management51
9Cardiac disorder44
10Essential hypertension26

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


Types of Adverse Events for AVALIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 18250


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for AVALIDE

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 18250*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Hydrochlorothiazide; irbesartan (Avalide)

Charts are based on 18250 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.