Drug Safety Information for BECONASE AQ (Beclomethasone dipropionate monohydrate)

FDA Safety-related Labeling Changes for BECONASE AQ (BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE MONOHYDRATE) Rx Drug: Safety Information Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for BECONASE AQ* (Beclomethasone dipropionate monohydrate)

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 BECONASE AQ
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diarrhoea31
2Drug ineffective31
3Vomiting30
4Dyspnoea25
5Anxiety*23
6Hallucination23
7Headache21
8Product quality issue20
9Weight increased20
10Fatigue19
11Arthralgia18
12Hepatic steatosis17
13Pain17
14Fall16
15Abdominal distension15
16Muscle spasms15
17Condition aggravated15
18Malaise14
19Myocardial infarction14
20Chest pain14

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

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

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Product used for unknown indication398
2Seasonal allergy149
3Otitis media105
4Rhinitis allergic*92
5Multiple allergies39
6Sinus disorder34
7Rhinitis*29
8Nasal congestion*29
9Sinusitis*24
10Asthma*19

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


Types of Adverse Events for BECONASE AQ

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2283


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for BECONASE AQ

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 2283*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Beclomethasone dipropionate monohydrate (Beconase aq, Vancenase aq)

Charts are based on 2283 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.