Drug Safety Information for BACLOFEN (Baclofen)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for GABLOFEN (BACLOFEN) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for BACLOFEN* (Baclofen)

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 BACLOFEN
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Drug ineffective*2644
2Muscle spasticity2271
3Pain*2240
4Drug withdrawal syndrome1775
5Hypertonia1747
6Nausea1545
7Muscle spasms*1509
8Fall1382
9Headache*1380
10Overdose1330
11Fatigue*1319
12Pyrexia1223
13Convulsion1182
14Vomiting1176
15Asthenia1153
16Urinary tract infection1145
17Somnolence*1107
18Condition aggravated1079
19Gait disturbance1044
20Dizziness985

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Muscle spasticity43097
2Product used for unknown indication10703
3Muscle spasms6209
4Pain*4555
5Multiple sclerosis*1802
6Muscle relaxant therapy1199
7Alcoholism497
8Post laminectomy syndrome456
9Back pain*453
10Cerebral palsy*408

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


Types of Adverse Events for BACLOFEN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 142104


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BACLOFEN

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 142104*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Baclofen (Clofen, Apo baclofen, Lebic, Apo-baclofen, Lioresal, Baclofen, Gablofen, Kemstro)

Charts are based on 142104 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.